About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: Ping, Distributed Component Object Model, .NET Messenger Service, Universal Plug and Play, Server Message Block, Remote Desktop Services, Windows Management Instrumentation, Zero configuration networking, Microsoft SharePoint Foundation, Winsock, COM port redirector, Netstat, Windows Rally, Windows Communication Foundation, Tasklist, Transport Neutral Encapsulation Format, PathPing, Internet Connection Sharing, NetBIOS Frames protocol, Layered Service Provider, Administrative share, Apple Sleep Proxy Service, Microsoft NetMeeting, .NET Remoting, Indexing Service, Microsoft Message Queuing, Dynamic Data Exchange, Local Procedure Call, Microsoft Transaction Server, Link Layer Topology Discovery, Windows Internet Name Service, LMHOSTS, CEN/XFS, Web Services Enhancements, Nslookup, Paping, Simple Service Discovery Protocol, Link-local Multicast Name Resolution, Remote Access Service, My Network Places, Network Level Authentication, Internet Locator Server, Channel Definition Format, Windows Filtering Platform, NWLink, Ipconfig, Net use, Netsh, WS-Discovery, NetShow, Route, Windows Media Station, Microsoft Messaging Passing Interface, Transport Driver Interface, Windows DNA, Media Stream Broadcast, Nbtstat. Excerpt: 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 was known as "Microsoft Windows Network" before the subsequent introduction of Active Directory. Corresponding Windows services have names "server" (for a server part) and "workstation..".
