The open-source development team releases an update to its Samba software for connecting Windows desktop PCs with Linux or Unix servers. Martin LaMonica is a senior writer covering green tech and ...

I've been having issues with mounting windows shares on my linux workstation. It worked fine for a while till about maybe 6 months ago it started taking about 30 seconds to mount the filesystem. I've ...

A vulnerability in Samba, the standard Windows interoperability suite of programs for Linux and Unix, can be exploited remotely to gain access to Linux machines that have port 445 exposed. Some are ...

But both are worth considering.

Many small businesses think the servers they use all run Windows operating systems, but many file server appliances are Linux-based systems using Samba for interoperability with their Windows or Mac ...

It's still a solid file-sharing protocol, though ...