More Enhancements
The NetWare OS now supports SSH (Secure Shell) for administrators connecting to the remote console or for using a secure ftp to transfer files, which means no more clear-text passwords going over the wire. And at long last, the NetWare GUI console is accessible remotely. Also, post public beta 3, the GUI console has gotten a face-lift. It is no longer written in Java, but in C, which has lowered the memory footprint and increased the speed. My testing found the GUI console loaded and performing much faster than previous versions. I was even able to access it remotely.
There are a number of improvements in the Native File Access, including the ability to lock files across all access methods. Also, the NFS server got a ground-up rewrite and its performance has improved. The NFS does have one downside: The config files for the export of the volumes and access controls have changed, and with the beta 3 release, there was no way to automatically upgrade the old config files to the new format. On a positive note, there are enhancements that let an administrator specify a DNS or IP address subset of hosts to allow access to the NFS server, instead of having to specify each individual machine.
James E. Drews is a network administrator for the CAE Center of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Write to him at [email protected].
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