[Gllug] Samba or NFS

[Richard]

You can use either or both. Windows can mount NFS with the aid of the 
(free) Services For Unix kit, and nativeky speak SMB/CIFS. Mac (OS X) 
speaks both SMB/CIFS and NFS natively. Mac OS 9 and earlier are a pain, 
but Linux (the babelfish of networking) can serve the old Apple file 
sharing protocol too.

In addition, it's ok to serve up the same data, over both protocols, 
simultaneously. If you'd rather not have the hassle of setting it up, 
then Openfiler  (openfiler.com) is a NAS-in-a-box that will do it for 
you (and it's free, scalable, etc.)

Richard

Alex Singleton wrote:

> I'm going to set up an Ubuntu Server at work (a small office) at the
> end of the week. The server will mainly be serving Macs but needs to
> also let Windows laptops have access. Which is better for the
> situation - Samba or NFS?
>
> Ideally, I'd like the Macs to automatically mount the fileserver when
> they switch on.
>
> Alex


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