Basics
A client-server protocol that regulates access to files and entire directories and other network resources such as printers, routers, or interfaces released for the network
Ports 139/445
It is a dialect of SMB, it is used on Unix systems but can still interact with windows machines
Samba implements the Common Internet File System (
CIFS) network protocol.Its primarily aligned with SMB v1
Operates on port 445 exclusively
SMB Version
Supported
Features
CIFS
Windows NT 4.0
Communication via NetBIOS interface
SMB 1.0
Windows 2000
Direct connection via TCP
SMB 2.0
Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008
Performance upgrades, improved message signing, caching feature
SMB 2.1
Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2
Locking mechanisms
SMB 3.0
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012
Multichannel connections, end-to-end encryption, remote storage access
SMB 3.0.2
Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2
SMB 3.1.1
Windows 10, Windows Server 2016
Integrity checking, AES-128 encryption
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