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Another SMB vs NFS Question - yabadaba - 2014-01-22
Hi, I know that NFS is generally considered to be more efficient, but I was wondering whether that remains the case when the server and client machines are both running Windows (Server 2008 and Windows 8.1 respectively).
I already have NFS enabled on my server (from when I used to use a Popcorn Hour) so can access my shares in XBMC via either SMB or NFS. Which would be your preference?
RE: Another SMB vs NFS Question - mattchapman - 2014-01-23
I find that SMB is much faster for me than NFS. My server runs on Windows,as do my XBMC clients.
If I remember correctly, OpenELEC preferred NFS but with windows I get better results with SMB.
RE: Another SMB vs NFS Question - magao - 2014-01-23
If you're on wired ethernet (preferably gigabit, but 100Mbit is OK too) then you probably won't notice any difference.
If you're on wireless then NFS is probably going to be a bit better for you (it's a less chatty protocol).
FWIW my current server is Windows, so I'm using SMB (since it's easiest), and I can play back decrypted Blu-Ray images via 100Mbit on my ATV1200 (running XBMCLinux) though it takes quite a bit longer to get to the title selection than my HTPC that has gigabit ...