Hi Luca, Luca Ferrari: > Hi, > in my factory we are sharing resources (files) among different linux > servers, even located in another site (i.e., using an adsl connection). > Which do you believe is the better sharing protocol (NFS/SAMBA) to mount > server resources? Actually we are using samba, due also to the fact that > the line speed was not very high and NFS seemed to have a few problem with > the speed. Now that the speed is higher, but the line has a few moment of > freeze, samba seems to be inadequate. Any opinion? > > Thanks, > Luca I'd always prefer NFS due to native support of Linux and the little config effort. But NFS might be critical in case of security issues, it has no valuable security features. But before you posted your query, I'd have always said that SAMBA is the slower option. How did you recognize the NFS problems? Just for interest... Have fun, -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Martin Klier PC-Benutzerunterstützung / Linux-Server Asset Management A.T.U - Auto-Teile-Unger Dr.-Kilian-Straße 11 92637 Weiden Telefon: (0961) 306-5663 Telefax: (0961) 306-9345663 Internet: www.atu.de
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