Network File System.
Designed for LAN, has higher throughput than FTP.
FTP preferred on WAN.
Usage:
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/local
sudo mount -t nfs server.com:/path/in/server /mnt/local -o sync
ls /mnt/local
The server may restrict access to only certain paths.
Good tutorial: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-an-nfs-mount-on-ubuntu-14-04
sudo mkdir /var/nfs
sudo chown nobody:nogroup /var/nfs
sudo service nfs-kernel-server start
echo '/shared/dir *(rw,sync,no_subtree_check)' | sudo tee /etc/exports
sudo exportfs -a