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NV+ v2: SMB or NFS
I've been having a go at the SMB comined with Windows 7 & 8 lately. Now due to stupidity, I removed some crucial folders which I am trying to recover as we speak. The odds are looking not so good. So...
Of course you'll need to install an NFS client on the Windows PCs also. Microsoft only provides NFS for some versions of Windows - if the versions on your PCs don't include it. you would either have to find a third-party client or upgrade the windows version (to enterprise)
So my main advice is to add NFS to one of your shares, get it working with Windows on one PC, and then see if it improves your speeds. If it does, then circle back and work out permissions, and roll it out to the other PCs.
You can disable SMB if you want, though there is no harm in keeping it active - especially while you are working out the kinks. Also, if you need to purchase stuff to get NFS working in Windows, you might decide to keep some PCs using SMB.
On file permissions, start with this guide: http://readynas.sphardy.com/2010/10/ove ... _1643.html Though it wasn't written with the v2 in mind, the basic principles should apply.
So my main advice is to add NFS to one of your shares, get it working with Windows on one PC, and then see if it improves your speeds. If it does, then circle back and work out permissions, and roll it out to the other PCs.
You can disable SMB if you want, though there is no harm in keeping it active - especially while you are working out the kinks. Also, if you need to purchase stuff to get NFS working in Windows, you might decide to keep some PCs using SMB.
On file permissions, start with this guide: http://readynas.sphardy.com/2010/10/ove ... _1643.html Though it wasn't written with the v2 in mind, the basic principles should apply.
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