Microsoft NFS Problems
NFS is a file-sharing service designed by Microsoft for Unix/Linux operating systems. Known to be user-friendly and efficient in sharing files across a network between clients and servers, it does pose problems in terms of connection limitations and security risk.
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History
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Network File System (NFS) was developed in 1989 by Sun Microsystems. It allows users to share files across a network server, a useful tool for businesses and organizations that want to share information on the one network or server.
Limited Connection
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NFS has a limited network connection, which means that even on high-powered, low-traffic networks, it will produce no more than 12.5 megabytes per second. This limitation could result in slower or delayed workflow in the office.
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Data Blocks
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Users can tailor the Unix file system to their preferences. For example, a user with small files will want to use a smaller block size, and a user with large amounts of files will prefer a large block size. When larger blocks of data are needed, the size or amount must match that of the disk block size in order to produce a viable disk read. If it doesn't, it will attempt to write data to many files and use up space and memory.
Security
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NFS also poses a security risk to the client and server machines. NFS performs authentication to the user making the request and the machine. Although NFS uses private and public key encryption to provide security to users, it is an easy system to hack, and hackers are able to use an outside machine to impersonate client or server.
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