Network Mounts

Question 1

What do network mounts do?

Answer 1

Connect computers to share files as if they were local

Question 2

Name common types of network mounts.

Answer 2

NFS (Network File System) and SMB (Server Message Block or Samba)

Question 3

What is NFS designed for?

Answer 3

Linux-to-Linux file sharing

Question 4

How do remote directories behave in NFS?

Answer 4

Like local storage

Question 5

Ideal use case for NFS?

Answer 5

Environments using Unix-like systems

Question 6

Syntax for NFS mount?

Answer 6

mount -t nfs <server>:/<remote-path> <local-mountpoint></local-mountpoint></remote-path></server>

Question 7

Example of NFS mount?

Answer 7

sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.1.100:/exports/data /mnt/data

Question 8

What does -t nfs specify?

Answer 8

NFS type

Question 9

What is 192.168.1.100:/exports/data in NFS example?

Answer 9

Server and export path

Question 10

What is /mnt/data in NFS example?

Answer 10

Local directory where the share appears

Question 11

Why is NFS common?

Answer 11

Centralized data access for multiple Linux systems

Question 12

What does SMB support?

Answer 12

Cross-platform file sharing including Windows and Linux

Question 13

How is SMB implemented in Linux?

Answer 13

As Samba

Question 14

What protocol does SMB use?

Answer 14

CIFS (Common Internet File System)

Question 15

Syntax for SMB mount?

Answer 15

mount -t cifs //<server>/<share> <local-mountpoint> -o username=<user>,password=<pass></pass></user></local-mountpoint></share></server>

Question 16

Example of SMB mount?

Answer 16

sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.50/shared /mnt/shared -o username=admin,password=secret

Question 17

What does -t cifs specify?

Answer 17

CIFS protocol for SMB

Question 18

What is //192.168.1.50/shared in SMB example?

Answer 18

SMB server and share name

Question 19

What is /mnt/shared in SMB example?

Answer 19

Local mount point

Question 20

Why is SMB useful?

Answer 20

Mixed environments where both Windows and Linux users need file access