Patent attributes
Techniques for providing client interfaces may include: configuring a plurality of file server applications, wherein each of the plurality of file server applications is associated with a different one of a plurality of virtual network devices, wherein each of the plurality of virtual network devices is bound to a different one of a plurality of unique MAC (media access control) addresses; binding the plurality of virtual network devices to a second network device; and exposing the plurality of virtual network devices directly on a network using the plurality of unique MAC addresses, wherein each of the plurality of virtual network devices exposes an associated one of the plurality of file server applications directly on the network to one or more clients.