Hi. An alternative is to use AppleTalk protocol. Apple Filing Protocol (AFP).
There's a DOS software for it which is compatible with Windows 3.1, and likely 9x.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Filing_Protocol
That might be convenient if the home network has old Macs or Apple IIGS'.
Using IPX/SPX, plain NetBIOS (NBF), NetBEUI or AppleTalk/AFP is safer than SMB, since they're meant for the LAN only (non routable).
SMB can also be contacted from the internet, because of its support for NetBIOS over TCP/IP and UDP.
Edit: There's also CIFS, the Common Internet File System . It's being used as a synonyme for SMB v1.
If you're working with Samba on Linux, you have to use "CIFS" in the config file to let it know you want it to use SMB1.
Edit: The old AppleTalk+AFP combo should be supported by MacOS X Panther (10.3) or Jaguar (10.2), still.
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