These are some lesser-known ways of sharing files on Linux. The methods here range from the very simple to the very complicated. Each of these tools is free, and some are pre-installed. Back in 2024, ...

Many small businesses think the servers they use all run Windows operating systems, but many file server appliances are Linux-based systems using Samba for interoperability with their Windows or Mac ...

I've got the following setup:<BR><BR>Server: Debian 5 running Samba 3.2.5 + BIND 9.5.1 + apache 2.2.9<BR>Client1: Debian 5 with smbfs 3.2.5<BR>Client2: Ubuntu 9.04 with smbfs 3.3.2<BR>Client3: WinXP ...

I know, the obvious answer is CPU load. However. I recently set up my little home file server again, and I didn't bother to set up any r/w samba shares so I could just leave everything at r/o guest ...