Summary

Windows Server 2003 shares the same underlying networking protocol as UNIX systems, making coexistence and even full interoperability possible. SFU provides all the tools to share file system resources with UNIX hosts, either as a server or as a client, and third-party SMB tools also provide this functionality from the UNIX side. Adding Services for UNIX to Windows Server 2003 provides not only a familiar environment for UNIX users and administrators, but also a full-featured, robust, and resource-sparing environment to run UNIX programs natively. The built-in Windows Server 2003 Telnet client and server also lets users from either system log on to the other. The next chapter extends the interoperability story to cover Apple Macintosh ...

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