On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, skommar21 wrote: > Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 03:25:47 -0000 > From: skommar21 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [twincling] Server OS and Networking OS > > Hi all, > > What are the attributes neded for server operating system to be > considered as Networking operating system? > > What are NOS available in open source domain? > > > Thanks > sridhar >
Hi Sridhar: A Network Operating System (NOS) supports some/all of these capabilities - connects to LAN (ethernet) - TCP/IP stack - Routing functions - QoS capabilities - PPP support As you can see, it does network centric functions. >From a topology perspective, a NOS sits between two subnetworks. Open Source OS like FreeBSD, NetBSD or OpenBSD *are* Network OS. Historically, the innovation on TCP/IP, PPP was done in BSD. In fact most appliance vendors use some variant of the *BSD to create their own custom appliances. Linux also supports all of the above mentioned capabilities. So it is also a Network OS. thanks Saifi.
