Using Windows 2000 Professional with Windows 2000 Server

Using Windows 2000 Server with Windows 2000 Professional computers provides greater interoperability with existing UNIX, Novell NetWare, Windows NT Server 4.0, and Macintosh networks than is possible by using only Windows 2000 Professional.

Industry-Standard Features    Windows 2000 supports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) for interoperability with third-party directory services, DNS for domain name resolution with other DNS-enabled networks, and Kerberos v5 for authentication interoperability.

Coexistence with Existing Operating Systems    Windows 2000 Server can coexist with your current environment, whether it is an earlier version of Windows (Microsoft Windows 3. x , Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT 4.0) or a third-party environments such as UNIX, IBM mainframes, Novell NetWare, or Macintosh. UNIX interoperability is provided through an add-on pack called Windows Services for UNIX. The add-on pack provides support for network file system (NFS), password synchronization, a UNIX command shell, and a collection of UNIX tools. The add-on pack also supports Network Information Service (NIS). Telnet services (for remote access and administration) are included in Windows 2000 as well as in the add-on pack. NetWare interoperability is provided through the NWLink IPX/SPX-Compatible protocol and the Client Service for NetWare or Gateway Service for NetWare components. Macintosh interoperability is through File Server for Macintosh, which allows Macintosh clients to use TCP/IP (AFP over IP) to share files and to access shares on a Windows 2000 Server computer.