Novell Enhances NetWare 4.1 Support for TCP/IP, Improves
Integration of Internet's Core Protocol with World's Leading
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NetWare/IP 2.2 Enables Customers to Better Integrate TCP/IP
and Leverage the Internet; Enhancements Include DHCP /BootP
Server to Simplify Management of IP Addresses
OREM, Utah -- March 6, 1996 -- As NetWare® customers
increasingly make heterogenous networks a key part of their business,
Novell today announced that it has significantly enhanced NetWare 4.1®
support for the TCP/IP networking protocol. Improved support for
TCP/IP--offered in addition to NetWare's continued support for the IPX
protocol--advances Novell's long history of offering customers the
freedom and flexibility to build networks that best meet their business
needs.
NetWare 4.1 enables customers to make a smooth transition to
TCP/IP while retaining all the NetWare services their businesses rely on
as well as all the applications and networking hardware they already
have in place. The enhancements announced today make NetWare 4.1
an even smarter choice for all customers choosing TCP/IP as their
networking protocol by simplifying the management of IP addresses via a
dual-purpose Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)/BootP server,
increasing performance and scalability of NetWare over wide area links,
and expanding NetWare users' printing options to include UNIX and other
IP-based printers.
These TCP/IP enhancements are available through NetWare/IP 2.2,
software that integrates seamlessly with NetWare 4.1. NetWare/IP 2.2 is
available immediately to all customers, free of charge, via Novell's World
Wide Web site and NetWire online service.
"Because Novell is committed to providing the most open, flexible
networking platform available, NetWare 4.1 ensures customers can
implement TCP/IP where and how it makes sense for their business,"
said William Donahoo, senior director of marketing for Novell. "Whether
customers choose IP only, IPX only or a combination of the two, NetWare
4.1 enables them to transparently integrate the power of NetWare
services with their protocol of choice."
"With NetWare/IP 2.2, our aim is to set up an IPX-IP-IPX wide area
link--using common Internet circuits--between our corporate office and
remote branch offices," said Major Barrie Wheeler of the Air Force
Command Control Communications and Computer (C4) Agency.
"Administrators and users will benefit by getting access to servers and
data on both sides of that link."
"NetWare 4.1 is a key element of our strategy for giving
employees easy access to the Internet," said Mike Gibbons, network
administrator at Indian River Community College in Ft. Pierce, Florida. "As
we move to an IP infrastructure, NetWare/IP ensures we get the network
services our business relies on, while providing the speed and
manageability I need to run our network."
NetWare 4.1 Integrates Seamlessly Into TCP/IP Infrastructure
NetWare 4.1 and NetWare/IP offer a complete TCP/IP connectivity
solution for customers who want to integrate NetWare into an existing IP
infrastructure, migrate an existing NetWare installation to IP, or establish
a mixed IP and IPX environment. For customers migrating to IP and
consolidating on a single network protocol, NetWare 4.1 offers a phased
transition that enables them to migrate at their own speed. Customers
who want to leverage the strengths of both IP and IPX are ensured full
protocol interoperability, giving them the flexibility to leverage the
efficiencies of IP over the WAN and the management simplicity of IPX for
local connectivity. For all of these customers, NetWare 4.1 offers
seamless access to the industry's leading network services--including
NetWare Directory Services® (NDS®)--via IP.
NetWare/IP is fully compatible with all of the IPX-based network
applications customers are already using, including all backup, database
and host connectivity solutions. Additionally, NetWare/IP enables
NetWare 4.1 to be fully managed from any UNIX management console via
its SNMP-standard MIBs and XCONSOLE interface.
NetWare from Anywhere: Enabling Customers to Leverage the
Internet
Using NetWare 4.1 with IP enables customers to use the Internet
to access NetWare servers, giving them public network access to
private network resources. This allows customers to use the Internet to
link geographically dispersed LANs, providing LAN-to-LAN file sharing
and enabling network administrators to manage remote LANs without the
need for privately managed network connections. Any mobile user with
a SLIP or PPP connection can use a local Internet service provider to
access NetWare servers anywhere in the world.
NetWare/IP 2.2 Makes NetWare 4.1 an Even Smarter Choice for
TCP/IP
NetWare/IP 2.2 builds on this foundation of providing robust TCP/IP
support to provide the following enhancements:
- Greatly simplifies the management of IP addresses via a DHCP server.
Rather than requiring network administrators to manually assign a static
IP address to every network client--which can be a time-consuming and
difficult management task--the DHCP server manages a pool of IP
addresses, automatically leasing addresses to clients as needed. The
DHCP server can be configured to automatically provide all IP
configuration information to NetWare clients. Because the DHCP server
also supports BootP, customers can continue using the IP stack they
currently have in place.
- Assists NT Workstation users to access NT services via IP. In addition
to providing NetWare configuration information to clients, the DHCP
server can also provide all of the NT information--such NetBIOS Name
Service (WINS) info--that NT clients need to connect to NT services via
IP. This enables companies to eliminate redundant IP server systems.
- Enables NetWare users to access UNIX and other IP-based printers on
the network. All NetWare clients can access network printers running
lpr/lpd.
- Improves performance and scalability of NetWare wide area networks.
The elimination of Service Advertising Protocol (SAP) traffic and the
ability to configure the tuning of services updates enables network
administrators to free up significant bandwidth on wide area links,
improving performance throughput for LAN-to-LAN communication.
NetWare IP 2.2 also gives network managers much greater flexibility in
where they place IP service databases, which can greatly increase the
scalability of the network.
- Adds full support for Microsoft's 32-bit TCP/IP stack used in Windows
95 and NT Workstation. NetWare/IP 2.2 also supports IP stacks from FTP
and the IP stack that is standard with all NetWare clients.
- Supports NetWare SFT III, enabling customers to implement fault-tolerant
networking via IP.
Availability and Pricing
NetWare/IP 2.2 is available immediately to all customers, free of
charge, via the World Wide Web (http://netware.novell.com) and Novell's
NetWire forum on CompuServe (GO NOVFF, files NIPS22.EXE and
NIPW22.EXE). After April 1, 1996, NetWare/IP 2.2 will also be available
from Novell Fulfillment for $49 by calling or faxing the following numbers:
- U.S. and Canada: phone, 800-395-7135; fax, 510-657-0182
- In all other countries: phone, 353-1703-8910; fax, 353-1703-8955
For additional information, customers can contact Novell at
1-800-NETWARE, or download information from NetWire on CompuServe
or the World Wide Web (http://www.novell.com).
Novell (NASDAQ: NOVL) is the world's leading network software
provider. Novell software provides the infrastructure for a networked
world, enabling our customers to connect with other people and the
information they need, anytime and anyplace. Novell partners with other
technology and market leaders to help customers make networks a part
of their everyday lives.
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Directory Services, NDS and NetWare/IP are trademarks of Novell, Inc.
NetWire is a registered service mark of Novell, Inc. in the United States
and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
Press contact:
Kelly Hindley
Novell, Inc.
801-429-5870
kelly_hindley@novell.com
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