I am planning to build a NAS box to store and access files from computers on my home network, which has a mix of devices- Windows, Linux and Mac. I would like to mount users folders on the NAS on the clients as either folders or drives. I don't really care as long as I can treat the stuff on the server as if it were a local file.
I have had bad experiences with smb sharing between Windows and Linux in the past, so I am hesitant to use it, but it does seem to be the standard. Some people use FTP/SFTP on their LAN others do it over ssh, and then there are other less-discussed options like iSCSI.
I really don't get what the pros and cons are of each transfer protcol are, although it is my understanding that FTP is a bit faster and Samba is more configurable and in theory should be easiest to set up.
I am interested in which protocols people prefer for a NAS on a LAN and why. I'm honestly not sure exactly what my criteria should be, I just know want reasonable speed, good handling of large files, and minimal problems connecting from client devices.
Anyone care to advise?
I have had bad experiences with smb sharing between Windows and Linux in the past, so I am hesitant to use it, but it does seem to be the standard. Some people use FTP/SFTP on their LAN others do it over ssh, and then there are other less-discussed options like iSCSI.
I really don't get what the pros and cons are of each transfer protcol are, although it is my understanding that FTP is a bit faster and Samba is more configurable and in theory should be easiest to set up.
I am interested in which protocols people prefer for a NAS on a LAN and why. I'm honestly not sure exactly what my criteria should be, I just know want reasonable speed, good handling of large files, and minimal problems connecting from client devices.
Anyone care to advise?
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