I just noticed my OS X Macs can't "see" SMB shares with names longer than 12 characters.<BR><BR>Example: <BR><BR>I use the "Connect to Server" box to find a smb server (smb://servername). When I am ...

When it comes to sharing files across different machines, there are two protocols that most home labbers and tinkerers consider first: NFS and SMB. Both get the job done, but they serve different ...

I frequently set up MFPs to push out files via SMB, and there's plenty of areas where problems can crop up during every stage of the process. Bad user authentication, firewall settings, MAC filtering, ...

SMB/CIFS (Server Message Block/Common Internet File System) is a widely used protocol for sharing files across networks. However, traditional SMB/CIFS implementations require open ports, making them ...

Fix for problem sharing iTunes music with PCs Yesterday we noted an issue with playing shared iTunes music libraries on PCs since applying the 2005-003 Security Update on Mac OS X 10.3.8 client ...

Easily interoperate a Mac on a Windows or Linux network to share files to and from a Mac with other platforms with features built right into macOS. Jack Wallen shows you how to easily connect to ...