Labels:text | menu | screenshot | document | font | number OCR: Summary Of PC-To-UNIX Connectivity Methods FIGURE 2 Connectivity Method Benefits Drawbacks Character-based terminal emulation Simple, inexpensive implementation User must be familiar with UNIX. of running UNIX applications from Does not take advantage of other UNIX the PC. services (file and printer sharing). Graphical terminal emulation More intuitive graphical user interface Adds cost for X-server software on the PC (X Window System) to UNIX applications. and X application development. TCP/IP packages Provide UNIX networking utilities, client- Can be expensive. Can require UNIX knowledge server application support, and Internet and PC-based administration. access. NFS client software Allows the UNIX system to act as a PC- Potentially enormous PC-client and UNIX- application file and print server. Offloads server administrative burden in large networks. local PC storage and provides workgroup sharing of applications, printers, and data. IPX/SPX protocols on UNIX servers NetWare-UNIX integration without adding Introduces foreign protocol and additional or TCP/IP protocols on NetWare software to PC clients. administrative layer to UNIX and NetWare servers administration. Dual protocols on PCs (IPX/SPX Standard method for UNIX/NetWare Adds TCP/IP software cost and administration and TCP/IP) integration, preserving benefits of each on each PC. protocol. UNIX e-mail interface Use UNIX as e-mail server and Internet Possible incompatibilities with PC-based e-mail gateway. mail servers. Windows 95 Built-in TCP/IP and IPX/SPX protocols. Lacks UNIX connectivity capabilities. Few File and printer browsing in "Network 32-bit NFS client packages available. Neighborhood."
