Glossary


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A collection of software programs that allow users to dial out from the network though a pool of modems connected to the server so they can access bulletin boards, host computers, or other resources, or to dial in and remotely control a dedicated network workstation using third-party communications applications.Win2NCS allows users to "redirect" data to and from a Windows communication port. Instead of going through a modem connected to the workstation's COM port, data is routed to a port controlled by the Novell Connection Service (NCS) on the Novell Internet Access Server (NIAS) 4.1 server.In this way Win2NCS gives a sharing capability to modems similar to the capability that print servers have given to printers. Instead of having a modem on each machine, users only need a modem pool on the server.Previously called the NASI Redirector.

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