NFS or SMB on Windows Share

Question

If I were to create a Windows shared folder, put a database file in that folder to be shared among multiple users of our client app, is that an NFS or SMB shared folder?

Answer 1

That would be SMB.

Answer 2

I would say it is a SMB shared folder. The SMB (protocol) is the NFS (protocol) in the Windows world.

Answer 3

Any particular reason you're using a file-based db? A client-server product such as MS SQL Server or (ick) MySQL would be a better approach. With direct file access you're risking locking issues and other problems.

Answer 4

For the record it is now supposed to be referred to as CIFS (Common Internet File System). But yes, it is SMB.