> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:43:45 +0800 (PHT)
> From: "Ian C. Sison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> > So the question is, when should you use Samba and when
> > should you use NFS?  I've also read about some newer
> > higher performance alternative network file systems that
> > are available on Linux.  Has anyone tried these out and
> > what's the verdict?
> 
> Depends on your security model.  NFS has a different model 
> than samba, and has far less options.

Which also makes it far less confusing.

> > An experienced sysadmin friend of mine said he would still
> > use Samba on an all Linux machine 'coz he had a hard time
> > getting NFS to work across subnets (?).... how true is this?
> 
> I'd say the reverse is true.  Getting samba 'network neighborhood' to work
> on multiple subnets is not trivial.
> 
> For NFS, as long as your firewall and routes are in place, and you have
> the proper security setup, it's very simple.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing which is why I found my 
friend's comment quite perplexing.

By the, any comments on the newer, more advanced network 
filesystems?  I guess momentum makes it really hard for these
to gain more popularity.


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