“Integrating Unix and Windows systems is a pain. Administrators
have multiple options for file sharing, printing and terminal
emulation-but there’s no cross-platform silver bullet. Several
different paths make Unix file and print services available to
Windows clients, including NFS, NFS gateways or SMB (Server Message
Block).”
“NFS requires installing NFS clients on the Windows systems and
running PCNFSd on the Unix server for authentication. Although NFS
implementations are widespread and well understood, they still pose
problems. For example, you must access every Windows client
individually and manage users on both the Unix and Windows
systems.”