smbmount vs. smbclient

[jbk at mail2.gis.net (jbk)]

Kristian Hermansen wrote:
> On 3/12/07, jbk <jbk at mail2.gis.net> wrote:
>> I think smbmount has been depricated for mount -t cifs
>> //host/share /mountpoint. I don't have XP but I use this
>> command on my ms2000 host.
> 
> Yeah, you may need to exchange 'smbfs' and 'cifs' with different
> versions of Windows shares and SMB packages.  I have never figured out
> exactly why.  Additionally, if you don't have to use SMB -- DON'T!!!
> NFS is up to 10x faster than SMB.  In conclusion, SMB (as a protocol)
> sucks...

I have not exceeded the speed limit on my home network which 
I have been using samba for 10 years. I can run it through a 
firewall and stream music over it and view videos at the 
same time. It is fairly easy to set up and is well 
documented. NFS may be better but is more difficult to setup 
as it requires six different ports for the 3 sub protocols 
that it utilizes to operate.
What home environment requires NFS? A home environment as I 
define it is isolated to the cabling or access point that 
serves only your household and no other hosting. How do 
others define it? When someone says a protocol sucks I want 
to know at what scale that is.

Jim K-R


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