Re: [MLUG] Networking

[Mikhail Kovalenko <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

"McNutt, Justin M." wrote:
> 
> For the record, from Linux box to Linux box, NFS or AFS are the best
> choices.
> 
> Samba is decent, but involves all the inherent overhead, insecurities, and
> limitations of NetBIOS.
> 
> NFS is not very secure, but at least it knows what UIDs, GIDs, and
> permissions are.
> 
> AFS (Andrew File System) is like NFS, but it's more secure, and it isn't
> limited to NFS file systems.  It's sort of the WWW of file systems.  It lets
> you mount all kinds of file servers, including FTP, NFS, and others.  Of
> course, it's not as well known as NFS, so it'll be harder to set up.
> 
> NFS is probably the best way to go in this case, since all you're trying to
> do is play MP3's without having to copy them.
> 
> --J
> 

I agree with your comments but not with the conclusion. It seems that
Samba is already set up, so it would be perfect for a quick and dirty
solution. After all, it's just playing MP3s. For more serios file
sharing, I'd go with NFS, too, but it would take some time to learn and
set up. Your choice.

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