AFP vs SMB: Why Apple's Protocol Is Finally Obsolete
A technical deep dive into Apple Filing Protocol versus Server Message Block, why AFP became outdated, and what the industry learned from Apple's walled garden approach to network storage.
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A technical deep dive into Apple Filing Protocol versus Server Message Block, why AFP became outdated, and what the industry learned from Apple's walled garden approach to network storage.
What Prometheus and Grafana are, why they're essential for homelab monitoring, and how they help you understand what's actually happening in your infrastructure.
A troubleshooting story about mysterious TLS handshake failures when joining a Proxmox cluster, the packet loss that gave it away, and why identical hardware can ship with duplicate MAC addresses.
Apple's dropping AFS support in macOS 27, ending Time Capsule compatibility. Here's what AFS and SMB are, why the change matters, and your backup options moving forward.
How I set up WAN failover in RouterOS, why it helps at home, and how a small travel router turns phone tethering into a clean backup uplink.
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