CIFS 是一个新提出的协议，它使程序可以访问远程Internet计算机上的文件并要求此计算机的服务。CIFS 使用客户/服务器模式。客户程序请求远在服务器上的服务器程序为它提供服务。服务器获得请求并返回响应。CIFS是公共的或开放的SMB协议版本，并由Microsoft使用。SMB协议现在是局域网上用于服务器文件访问和打印的协议。象SMB协议一样，CIFS在高层运行，而不象TCP/IP协议那样运行在底层。CIFS可以看做是应用程序协议如文件传输协议和超文本传输协议的一个实现。

In computer networking, Server Message Block (SMB) operates as an application-level network protocol mainly used to provide shared access to files, printers, serial ports, and miscellaneous communications between nodes on a network. It also provides an authenticated Inter-process communication mechanism. Most usage of SMB involves computers running Microsoft Windows, where it is often known simply as "Microsoft Windows Network".

Samba, which re-implements the SMB protocol and the Microsoft extensions to it as free software, includes an SMB server and a command-line SMB client.

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