Networking and Communications - Comparing Sun Solaris 7, Windows nt server 0, and Windows 2000 Server

Feature
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Solaris 7
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Windows NT Server 4.0
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Windows 2000 Server
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Network Architecture
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Ethernet
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■
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■
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■
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Fast Ethernet
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■
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■
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■
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Gigabit Ethernet
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■
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■
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■
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Token Ring
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■
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■
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■
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ARCnet
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□
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■
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■
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FDDI
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■
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■
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■
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Native ATM Support
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■
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□
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■
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Auto-Detects Devices at Install
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■
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■
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■
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Auto-Detects Devices Post-Installation
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□
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□
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■
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Configure Hardware as Part of OS
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■
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□
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■
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Configuration Changes Require Reboot
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□
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■
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□
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Supports NIC Hot-Swap
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■
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□
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□
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Supports Plug and Play
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□
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□
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■
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Power Management Support
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■
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□
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■
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Protocol Support
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|
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TCP/IP
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■
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■
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■
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IPX/SPX
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■
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■
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■
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NetBEUI
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■
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■
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■
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DLC
|
□
|
■
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■
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AppleTalk
|
■
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■
|
■
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Supports Previous Clients on TCP/IP
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■
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■
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■
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Supports Previous Clients on IPX/SPX
|
□
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■
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■
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Allows Selective Adapter/Protocol Bindings
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■
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■
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■
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Allows Protocol Binding Order Adjustment
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□
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■
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■
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Allows Selective Service/Protocol Bindings
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□
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■
|
■
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Allows Service Binding Order Adjustment
|
□
|
■
|
■
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Configuration Changes Require Reboot
|
□
|
■
|
□
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TCP/IP Aliasing
|
■
|
■
|
■
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TCP/IP Large Window Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
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TCP/IP Enhanced RTT Estimation
|
■
|
□
|
■
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TCP/IP Selective Acknowledgement Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
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DHCP Services
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|
|
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DHCP Server Service
|
■
|
■
|
■
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IETF DDNS Standards Compliance
|
■
|
□
|
■
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BOOTP Server Service
|
■
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■+
|
■+
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DHCP User Class Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
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DHCP Statistics and Analysis Reporting
|
□
|
□
|
■
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DHCP Fault Tolerance
|
□
|
□
|
■
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Rogue DHCP Server Detection
|
■
|
□
|
■
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DHCP Multicast Address Assignment
|
□
|
□
|
■
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DHCP Vendor Class Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
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DNS Services
|
|
|
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DNS Server Service
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Dynamic DNS
|
■
|
□
|
■
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WINS Server Service
|
□*
|
■
|
■
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WINS Dynamic Record Deletion
|
□
|
□
|
■
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WINS Manual Tombstoning
|
□
|
□
|
■
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WINS Persistent Connections
|
□
|
□
|
■
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DNS Resolver Cache
|
■
|
□
|
■
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Remote Access and VPN Services
|
|
|
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Direct Dial Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Virtual Private Networking Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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TCP/IP Protocol Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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IPX/SPX Protocol Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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NetBEUI Protocol Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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DHCP Addressing Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Manual IP Pool Addressing Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Tunneling / Point-to-Point Tunneling Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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IP Security Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) VPN Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
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Perfect Forward Secrecy (PFS) Support
|
■
|
□
|
□
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Certificate Discovery Protocol (CDP) Support
|
■
|
□
|
□
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Restartable File Copy
|
□
|
■
|
■
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RADIUS Client Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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RADIUS Server Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
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Phonebook Administration
|
□
|
■
|
■
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Connection Sharing
|
□
|
□
|
■
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Server-to-Server VPN Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
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Directory Integration for Policy Management
|
□
|
□
|
■
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Supports Callback Security
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) Security
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP)
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
Microsoft CHAP Security
|
□
|
■
|
■
|
Shiva PAP Security
|
□
|
■
|
■
|
Modem Sharing Services
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
Connections per Server
|
>416
|
256
|
256
|
Routing and WAN Services
|
|
|
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LAN Routing Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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PPP Routing Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
ATM Routing Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
|
X.25 Routing Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
Frame Relay Routing Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
On-Demand Connection Support
|
□
|
■
|
■
|
TCP/IP Protocol Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
IPX/SPX Protocol Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
RIP Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
OSPF Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
NLSP Support
|
□
|
□
|
□
|
TCP/IP Filtering
|
□*
|
■
|
■
|
IPX/SPX Filtering
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
DHCP Relay Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
DNS Proxy Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
IGMP Protocol Support (Multicast)
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
Network Address Translator
|
□*
|
□
|
■
|
Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (Admission Control Service)
|
□*
|
□
|
■
|
Extensible SDK and API Set
|
■
|
■
|
■
|
Multi-link PPP Support
|
■
|
■
|
■
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Includes SNMP Monitoring and Management Package
|
■
|
□
|
□
|
Telephony Support
|
|
|
|
Telephony Solution Available
|
□
|
■
|
■
|
TAPI 2.0 Support
|
□
|
■
|
■
|
TAPI 3.0 Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
Integrated Dialer
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
ITU H.323 Conferencing Protocol Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
Quality of Service
|
|
|
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IETF RSVP (QoS) Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
|
IETF diff-serve (CoS) Support
|
□
|
□
|
■
|
QoS API Support
|
■
|
□
|
■
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