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Can a person access a network without an account. |
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A guest user account allows a user to log in to your server without a user name or password, provided it was configured at the setup stage of the NOS. |
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When do you install the network operating system? |
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The first thing to do is to establish & connect all your physical equipment - cables, switches etc. Then you can get to work preparing the server. Once the server is ready, you can prepare the clients to connect. |
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What is the difference between a network operating system and a client operating system? |
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NOS is an OS that allows a system to connect to a network. Such as Novell and Microsoft's Windows Servers. In the old days of DOS networking was not a function of the Client OS, you have to also load the NOS to get connected. Now that most Client OS's imbed network connectivity the term is now seldom used. |
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What Is A Network Operating System? |
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A network operating system can be abbreviated as NOS. NOS is a piece of software that controls a network and its message for example; packet, traffic and queues, controls access by multiple users to the different network resources like files. It also provides for certain administrative functions, including the security. A NOS is not equivalent to the networking tools that are provided by some existing operating systems like Windows XP etc. An NOS is an operating system that has been particularly written to keep the networks running at optimal performance.
A network operating system is most frequently and efficiently used with the local area networks and the wide area networks, but could also have application to larger network systems. The upper five layers of the OSI Reference Model provide the foundation upon which many network operating systems are based. NOS provides the basic operating system features like support for processors, protocols, automatic hardware detection etc. it provides some of the security features such as authentication, authorization, login restrictions and access control. Provision of the directory services is one of its major facilities. NOS also provide the file, print, web services, and back-up and the replication services. It supports internetworking such as routing and WAN ports. |
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What are the most popular NOSs today? |
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Microsoft's Windows Servers, Unix-type and Linux-type systems, Apple's Mac OS servers, Novell's Netware. |
