Linux (UNIX) machines can also browse and mount SMB shares. You can use this utility to transfer files between a Windows ‘server’ and a Linux client. … Most Linux distributions also now include the useful smbfs package, which allows one to mount and umount SMB shares.

What does SMB stand for Linux?

SMB, which stands for Server Message Block, is a protocol for sharing files, printers, serial ports, and communications abstractions such as named pipes and mail slots between computers.

Is Samba and SMB the same?

SAMBA was originally SMB Server – but the name had to be changed due to SMB Server being an actual product. … SMB (Server Message Block) and CIFS (Common Internet File System) are protocols. Samba implements CIFS network protocol. This is what allows Samba to communicate with (newer) MS Windows systems.