About personal computer connectivity – Sun Microsystems SUN FIRE 280R User Manual

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Sun Fire 280R Server Owner’s Guide • January 2001

About Personal Computer Connectivity

Based on AT&T’s Advanced Server for UNIX, Solaris PC NetLink software enables
Sun servers to integrate with Microsoft Windows systems by implementing
Windows NT services on the Sun environment. This enables companies to
consolidate services and applications onto an open, scalable, highly reliable
platform.

Solaris PC NetLink has the following features:

Enables Sun Fire 280R servers, Sun Enterprise servers, and the Solaris
Operating Environment to run in Windows NT domains, coexisting with or
replacing Windows NT servers

Enables Sun Fire 280R servers and Sun Enterprise servers to provide
transparent Windows NT file, print, directory, and security services to
Microsoft Windows 3.11, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT clients

Uses native Windows NT tools to manage key server and network functions

Enables transparent change on the client and requires no added client software

The Solaris PC NetLink product is composed of the following:

Solaris Easy Access Server software

Solaris PC NetLink software

For more information about Solaris PC NetLink, see the Solaris PC NetLink
Administration Guide
and the Solaris PC NetLink Installation Guide.

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