In computer networking, Server Message Block (SMB, also known as Common Internet File System, CIFS) operates as an application-layer network protocol mainly used to provide shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. It also provides an authenticated inter-process communication mechanism. Most usage of SMB involves computers running Microsoft Windows, where it is often known as "Microsoft Windows Network". When discussing SMB, one should distinguish:
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| - In computer networking, Server Message Block (SMB, also known as Common Internet File System, CIFS) operates as an application-layer network protocol mainly used to provide shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. It also provides an authenticated inter-process communication mechanism. Most usage of SMB involves computers running Microsoft Windows, where it is often known as "Microsoft Windows Network". When discussing SMB, one should distinguish:
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| - In computer networking, Server Message Block (SMB, also known as Common Internet File System, CIFS) operates as an application-layer network protocol mainly used to provide shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. It also provides an authenticated inter-process communication mechanism. Most usage of SMB involves computers running Microsoft Windows, where it is often known as "Microsoft Windows Network". When discussing SMB, one should distinguish:
* the SMB protocol specification
* the "server" and "workstation" services that implement the protocol on Windows
* the Samba service that implements the protocol on Unix systems
* NetBIOS transport used by SMB on legacy versions of Windows
* the DCE/RPC services that use SMB as an authenticated inter-process communication channel (over named pipes)
* the "Network Neighborhood" protocols which primarily (but not exclusively) run as datagram services directly on the NetBIOS transport
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