Talk:Network block device

Different NBD versions? Protocl details?
I found on the web that there was an "original NBD" that only could handle volumes up to 4 GiB. Several "extended nbd" were developed, incompatible to the original NBD. How do they differ? Which protocol do all these NBD use? Limitations in current NBD implementations? --84.143.250.35 (talk) 14:41, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

Why??
Please add to the article - what is this good for? When would it be used? Thanks 80.179.220.87 (talk) 07:06, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

TRIM command
In which Linux version was support for the TRIM/DISCARD command added? --RokerHRO (talk) 05:46, 3 September 2012 (UTC)

Please update this
Since I am the maintainer of the nbd tools, I feel it would be inappropriate (under WP:COI and WP:NPOV) for me to update this page. However, the example on this page is largely outdated:


 * Running nbd-server from command line with a port number, as shown, was superseded as a method since nbd 2.9.0, released in 2006 (2.9 added configuration files)
 * Exporting network block devices by port number rather than by name, as shown, was superseded as a method since nbd 2.9.17, released in 2010. This version also deprecated the use of the shown command line.
 * Since nbd-server 3.10, exporting network block devices by port number is no longer supported, which makes the shown example not functional anymore.

Thanks, Yoe (talk) 16:21, 25 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello! Per WP:NOTMANUAL, it is best not to include such instructions at all, so  the entire section.  Anyone interested in the configuration and usage details can consult the project's man pages, official documentation, etc.  Hope you agree. &mdash; Dsimic (talk | contribs) 10:48, 16 June 2015 (UTC)
 * That works too :-) Thanks! Yoe (talk) 14:04, 3 July 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm glad that you agree. :) &mdash; Dsimic (talk &#124; contribs) 14:58, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

FreeBSD NBD client
https://github.com/freqlabs/nbd-client appears to be a FreeBSD NBD client...

147.147.62.0 (talk) 07:45, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

does this relate to dhoom 4?
Dhoom 4 baroombas. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.113.31.58 (talk) 09:32, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Why are NFS, sshfs, and smb not listed under alternates?
From the peanut gallery: Why are NFS, sshfs, and smb not lsted under alternates -- aren't they?

Or is it the case that NBD is an underlying mechanism for one or more of NFS, sshfs, or smb?

Rhkramer (talk) 13:36, 22 August 2022 (UTC)


 * NFS/SSHFS/SMB share on file level (you have files,permissions etcetera)
 * NBD/iSCSI share on disk level, i.e. you get a block device and access it by specifying which block you're sending/receiving 85.222.111.150 (talk) 10:54, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply -- it seems like it would be helpful to have a "see also" to NFS, sshfs, and smb, or maybe a statement in the body contrasting NBD to those three.
 * Thanks! Rhkramer (talk) 11:34, 7 September 2022 (UTC)