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NFS would be the traditional *nix answer there. SMB is also moderately CPU bottlenecked, especially depending on cipher suite, so if you're connecting to a sup

by paulmd 5y ago

NFS would be the traditional *nix answer there. SMB is also moderately CPU bottlenecked, especially depending on cipher suite, so if you're connecting to a super slow raspberry pi server or something, move to a decent server before writing it all off.

rietta 5y ago
NFS has its own issues, such as not being authenticated. SMB does support credentials and TLS for access.
- pjmlp 5y ago
  Even better having $HOME mounted via NFS and then getting to go for a coffee because being unable to login due to file server issues with nfsd.
- leohonexus 5y ago
  NFSv4 does support authentication via Kerberos and other providers, but its support on Mac is really patchy.