... UNIX file sharing . ... Windows file and print sharing . ... General file sharing . ... Your main concern will be what the client side is running since most server operating systems (especially Linux) support almost all types of clients (UNIX, Windows, MAC, Novell, etc.) ... NFS is the most universal method of file sharing supported by UNIX in general. ... There are also commercial NFS clients and servers for Windows. ... SMB (server message block) is the current windows file sharing protocol. ...