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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 I was thinking about this Samba vs NFS. Now I've never seen this SMB-solution isn't very snappy, and to be honest, a 1000mbit computer->1000mbit managable switch->1000mbit Readynas, I was expecting a little more speed.
To break it down into two questions:
1) What are the real upsides to NFS (and ditching Samba)?
2) Whats the setup procedure in Windows here? I have added settings for SMB protocol in Windows 7 "add/remove feautures". And this is where I am, NAS unit is still testing disks as we speak.
I don't know, I'm a little upset so maybe I dont sound so friendly because of my mood but I'd really like to hear someones opinion on this. Maybe SMB should do it...or does NFS have upsides to it?
Friendly greetings
So I was thinking about this Samba vs NFS. Now I've never seen this SMB-solution isn't very snappy, and to be honest, a 1000mbit computer->1000mbit managable switch->1000mbit Readynas, I was expecting a little more speed.
To break it down into two questions:
1) What are the real upsides to NFS (and ditching Samba)?
2) Whats the setup procedure in Windows here? I have added settings for SMB protocol in Windows 7 "add/remove feautures". And this is where I am, NAS unit is still testing disks as we speak.
I don't know, I'm a little upset so maybe I dont sound so friendly because of my mood but I'd really like to hear someones opinion on this. Maybe SMB should do it...or does NFS have upsides to it?
Friendly greetings
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- What speeds were you seeing?
- 30mb/s tops, and this is on a good day. So I'm not bashing my head over the keyboard, but I would except more, not gonna lie about that. Plus the whole SMB Windows is looking for/authenthicating users is cranky and not quick at all. Sometimes it denies user/password even if it IS correct.
Client computer is on Intel 330 SSD.
NAS is 4 x Western Digital 7200rpm (nasgears equivalent of raid... x-raid?)
Even if speed is ok (which I would prefer even higher........), whats the deal with NFS vs Samba? - Certainly NFS is faster if the client machine is running linux. With a windows client I am not sure which is faster. You can easily enough enable NFS on a share and test it.
Are you sure you have a v2? What firmware are you running? - Yes, I'm running a Readynas NV+ V2 (with RAIDiator 5.3.8 )
I'm ready to take a the NFS road however I'm not quite sure how to handle shares and permissions to be honest.
I dont except a full on lecture here (even if I wouldn't mind one), but could you point me to the right directions please sir?
Also: #1 Can I althogether just disable SMB - and just have NFS and HTTPS active?
...and #2: Can I still have a "video-share" where kids can watch cartoons without being able to erase them, while I on the other hand -can-?
Should really need a guide, got any advice? Upsides and downsides would be great. I'm only on Win 7 & 8 machines. - 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.
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