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The Server Message Block Protocol (SMB Protocol) is a client-server communication protocol used for sharing access to files, printers, serial ports, and data on a network.

In short, the SMB protocol is a way for computers to talk to each other.

Microsoft merged the SMB protocol with their LAN Manager product that it started developing in 1990 and continue to add features to the protocol in Windows for Workgroups.

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