From what I know the most common file sharing protocols are NFS, SMB and WebDAV. On the Windows side NFS only seems available in th premium offering, from what I can gather? Are there other popular ...

When it comes to sharing files across different machines, there are two protocols that most home labbers and tinkerers consider first: NFS and SMB. Both get the job done, but they serve different ...

Apple Filing Protocol is one of Apple's original file-sharing technologies. Its client software will soon be gone from macOS forever. The year after Apple released the Macintosh in 1984, it introduced ...

There are a lot of practical uses for a personal server, both at home and for a business. You can use them to network local computers, provide communal storage, host email, and a variety of other ...

Decentralized file sharing revolutionizes data access by eliminating dependence on centralized servers and utilizing P2P technology to distribute files across a network of nodes. Distributing and ...

Here are ZDNET's top picks for a variety of use cases. Read now Microsoft's Windows 10 operating system already disables by default SMB (Server Message Block) version 1, the 30-year-old file-sharing ...

CIFS is the file sharing protocol of choice in Microsoft Windows Networks and support of CIFS is integral to Microsoft operating system technology. It is important to note that CIFS has richer ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. The more distributed ...

Comcast, under investigation for hampering online file-sharing by its subscribers, announced yesterday an about-face in its stance and said it will treat all types of internet traffic equally, the ...