Open the Lines of Communication

Open the lines of communication between your intraNetWare and UNIX networks! With intraNetWare NFS Services�intraNetWare and NetWare 4 Edition, you make resource sharing seamless and efficient.

intraNetWare NFS Services software enables you to integrate intraNetWare and UNIX networks. It provides transparent, bidirectional file and print services, enabling both intraNetWare and UNIX clients to use familiar commands and interfaces to access files and printers on NetWare or UNIX servers. intraNetWare NFS Services also provides a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server and a gateway that allows FTP clients to transfer files from IBM hosts.

intraNetWare NFS Services protects all data on intraNetWare servers using full intraNetWare security that is transparent to UNIX clients, and UNIX clients can continue using all the capabilities of their native operating system. intraNetWare NFS Services provides centralized intraNetWare and UNIX user-account administration�it fully integrates Novell Directory Services� with the Network Information Service. UNIX system administrators can manage intraNetWare servers from a remote location, using the X Window System or Telnet. intraNetWare NFS Services provides a single point of NFS software administration, and enables sharing of file storage resources between UNIX systems and intraNetWare servers.

Computing Environment and Common Uses

intraNetWare NFS Services requires no additional hardware or software on either the intraNetWare or UNIX client workstations.

intraNetWare NFS Services provides full, bidirectional resource sharing for users in both the intraNetWare and UNIX environments. It enables companies with mixed intraNetWare and UNIX networks to get the most from their network computing investment.

Benefits

• Provide bidirectional file sharing
• Provide cross-platform printing services
• Enable file transfer between UNIX and intraNetWare
• Provide intraNetWare security features
• Offer centralized administration
• Support remote management capability
• Facilitate sharing of storage resources
• Provide standard naming services on intraNetWare

Specifications

intraNetWare NFS Services supports the following protocols and services:

• Sun NFS Protocol
• Sun Mount Protocol
• Sun External Data Representation Protocol
• Sun Remote Procedure Call
• Sun Portmapper Protocol
• Sun Lockd and Statd
• DARPA (RFC 959) FTP
• Berkeley UNIX LPD Protocol (RFC 1179)
• MIT X Window System (RFC 854; Telnet used for initiation mechanism)
• DEC VT100/220 terminal emulation access to XCONSOLE (RFC 854; Telnet used for transport mechanism)

Requirements

Any Novell-certified 386-based PC or above • 24MB of RAM • 24MB of free disk space • NetWare 4.2, NetWare 4.11, or intraNetWare