To reduce the networking issue, the improvised version SMB2 was introduced. SMB Version 1 Protocol was giving performance issues as it was using an ineffective way of networking resources. SMB was initially introduced to run on top of NetBIOS and TCP/IP interface. SMB1 is very similar to the CIFS protocol that shares the files over a network to access them among the clients in an effective way. Given below are the SMB Version Enhancements: 1. Server Message Block Version Enhancements SMB2 supports symbolic links as an enhancement version to SMB version 1.SMB version 2 has decreased the usage of a number of commands and subcommands used to transfer the file over the network.SMB provides the clients to edit files, delete them, share the files, browse the network, print services, etc., over the network.SMB provides an authenticated intercommunication process mechanism to share the files or resources (files, folders, printers) within the server.Below are the few important features of SMB: The server makes the file systems and other services like files, folders, printers, ports, etc., to be available to the client or user on the network.Īs the versions of SMB have increased, the performance level is also increasing. Here the client must request the server for its need and, in return, the server responses. The below diagram illustrates how it works. Server Message Block is a request-response protocol, meaning it transfers multiple messages between the client and server to accomplish the request.
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