Do you have a network-attached storage (NAS) device holding your accounts payable, document archives, or just your baby photos? If so, you're running Samba, the open-source file and print server. Now, ...

To share files and printers on a network, Microsoft Windows uses Server Message Block -- also called Common Internet File System -- a protocol that streamlines communication between computers. Mac OS ...

Until now, we have taken a look at how to set up an FTP Server and how to configure it to be accessed from an external network via the Internet. But to make the most out of it, reading and writing ...

What if sharing and managing files didn’t have to involve bloated software, subscription fees, or convoluted setups? Imagine a tool that’s lightweight, open source, and powerful enough to handle ...

Network file system (NFS), server message block (SMB) and common internet file system (CIFS) are all file access storage protocols, used to access files on remote servers and storage servers (such as ...

E-mail and FTP can do the job, but the most usable and secure way to share files across the Internet is to implement a Web-based file server. Xythos WebFile Server ...

If you are going to use Windows Server as a file server then it is a good idea to make use of the File Server Resource Manager. The File Server Resource Manager is a tool that was introduced in ...

Basically I want to share the stuff on my Linux server with some friends, accessible anywhere. My friends are not computer literate. My first thought was just share my Samba shares somehow, though ...