Re: NFS vs. SMB

>Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:56:35 -0800
>From: Jamie Hushower <hushower@alaska-geeks.com>
>To: Aklug <aklug@aklug.org>
>Subject: NFS vs. SMB
>
>I have frequently used SMB (Samba) for Linux to Linux transfer because
>it was already setup for Windows access to those servers and the
>transfers were of less than 20MB. I am investigating copying ~200GB of
>data periodically and am testing an NFS connection. Initially, things
>appear to be moving much faster than with SMB. Any evidence, anecdotal
>or otherwise, that indicates how much faster NFS is?
>
>-Jamie

http://nlug.org/mail/nlug__2003_03/0144.html

Direct experience is a special case. Our experience with samba is limited to
samba clients and a windows NAS. An uncommon setup. I think we are still
pondering why we ever bought a windows file server.

Linux client to linux server nfs is faster than linux client to windows server
smb.

- Karl Volz

Research Associate
Alaska Experimental Forecast Facility
2811 Merrill Field Dr.
Anchorage AK 99501

(907) 264-7427

volz@aeff.uaa.alaska.edu

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Received on Wed Apr 21 10:54:59 2004