Chapter 9. FILE SERVERS
File servers are computers on a network that hold text, data, and other files that all the other computers on the same network can use. A file server can also be used as a workstation, a computer dedicated to file storage, or a single-purpose network-attached storage (NAS) device. This chapter describes the advantages of connecting one or more file servers to your network and explains how to set them up and use them.
File servers are much more common in business networks than at home, but they can also be useful as part of a home network. Whether at work or at home, a server can provide these services:
It can protect files on other computers connected to the network by automatically making and storing backup copies of those ...
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