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CIFS VFS: Unexpected SMB signature

When I login to server in Text mode the following Message appearing on one of Server CIFS VFS: Unexpected SMB signature We are using Redhat 5.6 64 bit. Is this serious error and how to resolve ...
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Why could mount.cifs mount an empty folder?

gentoo, kernel 3.7.10 samba 3.6.12 SMB/CIFS server: Windows Server 2003 3790 Service Pack 2 I've encountered the situation when mount.cifs behaves differently from smbclient program. The following ...
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mount -t cifs: “Operation not supported”, but can connect via smbclient

After sysadmin replaced the NAS, I can no longer mount the network share with sudo mount -t cifs //netgear.local/public /media/mountY -o uid=1000,iocharset=utf8,username="adam",password="password" ...
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smbmount cifs share through alias source ip

On a box having samba 3.6.x and a IPv4 number plus an alias IPv4 number, is it possible to force smblient (mount.cifs) to use the second (alias) IP for mounting a windows share. Something comparable ...
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Cannot mount samba share: Mount error (22)

I am trying to mount a password protected samba share. When I access the share via smb://server/share in nautilus there is no password/user promt, it seems I am logged in as a guest and I can browse ...
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CIFS vs SAMBA, What are the differences

What are the differences between CIFS and SAMBA? When would you use one over the other? Are there any performance differences between the two?