Networking overview

Connecting to other operating systems

You can serve other operating systems from your SCO OpenServer server:

DOS clients

Provide print services with the pcnfsd(NADM) component of NFS.

DOS NetWare clients

Provide distributed applications services to NetWare clients with IPX/SPX.

OS/2 clients

Provide print services with pcnfsd(NADM).

If you install LAN Manager for UNIX Systems, you can also provide print, file, and terminal services to other systems running LAN Manager.

Your SCO OpenServer system can be a client to computers running other operating systems:

DOS servers

Consume print, remote login, and file services offered by LAN Manager servers, by using LAN Manager Client.

NetWare servers

Consume print, remote login, and file services offered by NetWare servers, by using SCO Gateway for NetWare.

OS/2 servers

Consume print, remote login, and file service offered by LAN Manager servers, by using LAN Manager Client.

NOTE: SCO OpenServer offers two additional products that provide distributed filesystem and printing services: SCO Advanced File and Print Server and Samba File and Print Server for SCO OpenServer. These products are included on the Optional Services CD-ROM. See the Optional Services README files for more information.

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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 11 February 2003