Multiple access to the same file simultaneously?

[chuckwillis]

My friend has a NAS hooked up to the router, filled with video files.

Let's say on his network, there are the NAS, him, and me. He is playing a certain video file on his PC from the NAS. While he is doing this, can I also play the exact same video file on my PC? Will there be some "this file is already in use" message?

 

[TrainTrackHack]

While he is doing this, can I also play the exact same video file on my PC?

Yes. The only situation where you shouldn't be able of doing this is when someone opens the file for editing - however, for playing the media, no good player would do that.

 

[chuckwillis]

In a computer-repair class I took, my instructor said that only one user can access a file on a network at a time and that files on a network have no concurrent access (no multiple access at the same time).

Thanks for clearing this up.