{"id":4510,"date":"2011-11-15T13:48:15","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T13:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/server-message-block\/"},"modified":"2016-12-09T15:24:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T15:24:01","slug":"server-message-block","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/5470\/server-message-block-smb","title":{"rendered":"Server Message Block"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_server_message_block_mean\">What Does Server Message Block Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Server Message Block (SMB) is an application-layer network protocol that facilitates network communication while providing shared access to client files, printers and serial ports. <\/p>\n<p>SMB is prevalent in Microsoft Windows operating systems released prior to the Active Directory protocol, where it was known as Microsoft Windows Network.<\/p>\n<p>SMB is also known as the Common Internet File System (CIFS).\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_server_message_block\">Techopedia Explains Server Message Block<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>SMB was engineered to run via the following application programming interfaces (API) for the network basic input\/output system (NetBIOS) and the NetBIOS extended user interface (NetBEUI):\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NetBIOS frame <\/li>\n<li>NetBIOS over Internetwork Packet Exchange\/Sequenced Packet Exchange (IPX\/SPX)<\/li>\n<li>NetBIOS over Transmission Control Protocol\/Internet Protocol (TCP\/IP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SMB features include:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uses Windows platform servers and workstations<\/li>\n<li>Includes Samba protocol daemons on Unix and Unix-like platforms<\/li>\n<li>Facilitates NetBIOS transport via Windows legacy versions<\/li>\n<li>Uses Network Neighborhood (NetHood) protocols that function as NetBIOS transport services<\/li>\n<li>Authenticates multiprocess communication channels via Distributed Computing Environment\/Remote Procedure Call (DCE\/RPC) services<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Server Message Block Mean? 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