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CAREER DEVLOPMENT CENTER

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SUKHJINDER SINGH

SARITA GUPTA

NETWORK OPRATING SYSTEM

NETWORK OPRATING SYSTEM:-

Network Operating System (NOS) is an operating system that includes special functions for connecting computers and devices into a local-area network (LAN) or Inter-networking. Early network operating systems provided just the basics in terms of network services such as file and printer sharing. Todays network operating systems offer a far broader range of network services; some of these services are used in almost every network environment, and others are used in only a few. Despite the complexity of operating system the basic function and purpose of a networking operating system is straightforward: to provide services to the network. The following are some of the most common of these services: Authentication services

 File and print services Web server services Firewall and proxy services Dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) and domain name system (DNS) services. These are just a few of large number of services that a network operating system provides.

IDENTIFY NEED OF NOS: Provide basic operating system features such as support for processors, protocols, automatic hardware detection and support multi-processing of applications Security features such as authentication, authorization, logon restrictions and access control Provide name and directory services

 Provide file, print, web services, backup and replication services Support Internetworking such as routing and WAN ports User management and support for logon and logoff, remote access; system management, administration and auditing tools with graphic interfaces Clustering capabilities; fault tolerant and high availability systems

MAJOR NETWORK OPRATING SYSTEMS: LINUX/UNIX Mac OS X Server Novell Netware

 Windows 2000 and Windows server 2003 Sun Solaris IBM OS/2 Cisco IOS(internet operating system) 1. LINUX/UNIX:Unlike other operating systems, each of which has only a single variation, Linux is a freely distributable open source operating system that has many variants called distribution. Each of these distributions offers a slightly different approach to certain aspects of the operating system, such as installation and management utilities. Some of the most common Linux distributions include Red Hat, SuSE, Debain, and Caldera.

Mac OS X server:Mac OS is the operating system creates for Apple Computers line of personal computers. Mac OS has a long history, with the original version being released in 1984 to run on the original Macintosh computer. In 1999, Apple released its last major revision to its aging classic operating system, Mac OS 9. The successor to the classic Mac OS was Mac OS X, a UNIX like operating system with a friendly and familiar user interface. Successive versions of Mac OS X.1, X.2, and so on. Because Mac OS X uses LINUX/UNIX technology, most of the previous section on LINUX applies to a Mac OS X server.

Novell NetWare:Once a network operating system of choice for all but a few networks, NetWares popularity has declined significantly over recent years. However, NetWare is still widely in many environments, including government and education. The latest version of Netware, version 6.5, continues Novells tradition of providing feature rich enterprise class network operating systems. Like the other network operating systems, NetWare is full featured operating system that offer all the functions required by an organization, including file & print services, DNS and DHCP servers, and FTP and Web servers. NetWare also supports a wide range of third party hardware and software.

Windows 2000 and Windows server 2003:Windows 2000 was the follow-up to the popular Windows NT 4 network operating system, and quickly established itself as a reliable and robust operating system. Windows 2000 built on the success of its processor and offered many improvements and advancements. In 2003, Microsoft released the latest version of its windows server family of products the aptly named windows server 2003. Microsoft still currently supports windows 2000, and many organization still have Windows 2000 server, advanced server, systems developed. Three different versions of Windows 2000 are available for server platforms: Windows 2000 server, advanced server, and Datacenter server. Windows 2000 is also available as a workstation operating system: windows 2000 professional.

Windows 2000 professional has the majority of features, capabilities, and strengths of windows 2000 server products but omits server-type network services and capabilities. Like windows 2000, there are also a numbers of versions of windows server 2003; windows server 2003 standard edition, windows server 2003 enterprise edition, and windows server 2003 Datacenter edition. Additionally, windows server 2003 web edition is designed as platform for web-based applications and services. Microsoft fully expects that you will mix and match editions of windows server 2003 on a network, so interoperability between the editions is seamless.

Operating system interoperability:Rather Than use the same network operating system on all servers, modern networks often work in multi-vendor environments, meanings that you might encounter more than one of the major network operating systems functioning on the same network. Although it is completely possible to use a single operating system for all the common network server tasks, in same situations, a more flexible approach is required. To facilitate such environments, network operating system manufactures build in features and services that enable their operating systems to coexist on networks with other vendors operating systems. Some of the major networking operating systems play with each other:1. using Windows with NetWare

2. using Windows and LINUX servers 3. using Netware and LINUX servers

Operating system client support:Be cause many different client operating systems including LINUX, Windows, and Macintosh -are used in todays networks, network operating systems need to provide support for these clients to connect to the network. Of the three client systems mentioned, Microsoft windows is by far the most popular. However, in recent years, other platforms have experienced a surge in popularity.