[Samba] smb/cifs or nfsv3: which is "cheaper"

[Gordon Messmer]

Anthony Messina wrote:
> 
> My question is, which is "cheaper" both in terms of processing power and 
> network overhead: nfsv3 or smbfs or cifs?  I'll also take information on 
> nfsv4, though that is not my current setup.

I'd expect NFS to be the better option for Linux <-> Linux sharing.  In 
particular, because the daemon is in the kernel, it should perform better.

Of course, since NFS is similar in security to samba with 
security=share, you should be able to have both running, and their 
configurations will be very minimal.  If NFS doesn't do it for you, you 
can try samba fairly easily.