What is Network File System?
{{IPstack}} '''Network File System''' ('''NFS''') is a [[file system]] protocol. It was originally developed by [[Sun Microsystems]] in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://citeseer.ist.psu.edu/577908.html|title=Design and Implementation of the Sun Network Filesystem|date=1985|publisher=[[USENIX]]}}</ref> Using NFS, a user on a client [[computer]] can access files over a [[computer network|network]] in the same way as if they were attached to its local disks. NFS uses the [[Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call]] (ONC RPC) system. The Network File System is an open standard defined in [[Request for Comments|RFCs]]. That way, anyone can implement the protocol. NFS became the first widely used network file system. Other notable network file systems are [[Andrew File System]] (AFS), [[NetWare Core Protocol]] (NCP), and [[Server Message Block]] (SMB) which is also known as Common Internet File System (CIFS). ==Related pages== *[[File sharing]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Computer networking]] [[Category:Sun Microsystems]] [[Category:Internet protocols]]