Set up a Linux file server with Samba in about 30 minutes for full control over network storage. Samba is ideal for file sharing on Linux servers to easily maintain and access files.

In spite of the huge differences between Linux and Windows, sharing files between the systems is surprisingly easy. Here’s a look at two very different ways to make this happen.

If all you need is file and printer services, Windows Server 2003 (Small Business Server or Standard Edition) starting at $500 per server, not to mention the fairly hefty hardware requirements, is not ...

It provides wire-speed performance reading and writing files over SMB. It can happily run Linux, FreeBSD or Windows Server, drivers are plentiful and it has an onboard PCI slot.

Events like data corruption or damaged Linux environment can occur when you try to create Linux files using Windows tool. So what should you do?

Setting up a file server doesn't need to be complicated. With three desktop machines (Kubuntu, Win XP and a testbed, which is currently running ReactOS) and a laptop (Xubuntu) in use at home, our IT ...

DiskInternals Linux Reader lets you read files from Ex2/3/4, UFS2, HFS and ReiserFS/4 Linux file systems which are not natively supported on Windows 11/10.

The LTOOLS are not the only solution for accessing Linux files from DOS/Windows. Probably, Claus Tondering's Ext2tool /6/, a set of command line tools developed in 1996, was the first solution for ...

Your server is of similar power to my torrent machine, but much more powerful than my fileserver (700MHz Athlon, 128MB RAM)<BR><BR>4) To best switch, get a Goodwill PC, and 3x 6GB drives + a small ...

Success is Sweet If you can write and read files, your file-sharing server is alive and well and properly installed on the network. Congratulations and add another notch to your Linux belt. Next you ...

If you're trying to choose an operating system for your next server, look no further than Linux for a solution that will fit all your business's needs.

Linux on Windows is continuing to grow ever more powerful and functional. Now, graphical Linux programs are being integrated into WSL.