For a recent project, I built a completely virtualized vSphere lab. I already had to have a Windows 2008 R2 server in the lab for DNS/AD and I was trying to minimize the number of virtual machines in ...

Many companies are using open source Linux servers for DNS/DHCP servers and Web servers, but it is also possible to use Linux or UNIX as a file server. The Network File System has been around for many ...

Considering the experimental nature of home labs, I always take a couple of precautions to safeguard my virtual guests from my projects. For example, I’ve documented my network architecture in a ...

I've had multiple people talk about how the built in NFS server on win2008 is "awful" but when pressed further they don't have answers. Would you be doing it to share files exclusively via NFS, or to ...

Franz Inc., an early innovator in artificial intelligence (AI) and supplier of graph database technology for knowledge graph Solutions, is releasing Allegro NFS Server 7.0 for Windows with 64-bit ...

The market for devices that allow you to control your own data is hot right now. Sure, the available-anywhere cloud (aka: Internet) is an extremely convenient place to store your files, but for many ...

Not to mention, SMB has incorporated a handful of neat features and optimizations over the years. But what if there was a way ...