Multi-Operating System Networking: Living with UNIX, NetWare, and NT

Here is all the practical, hands-on information you need to build, manage and maintain a heterogeneous computing environment with hardware, software, and network equipment from a number of different vendors. Packed with real-world case studies and proven techniques for integrating disparate platforms, operating systems and servers, Multi-Operating System Networking is a one-stop, no-nonsense guide that shows corporate end-users how to make competing products fit into their environments efficiently, effectively and economically.

Table of Contents:
SECTION I INTRODUCTION I-1 A Brief History of LAN Operating Systems Rob Walton and Kenneth W. Kousky I-2 Assessing Desktop Operating Systems Randall A. Nagy I-3 Evaluating Client/Server Operating Systems: Focus on Windows NT Gilbert Held I-4 Transitioning from UNIX or NetWare to Windows NT Nathan J. Muller SECTION II PORTING AND DEVELOPING APPLICATIONS IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT II-1 Porting Issues Due to Operating System Differences Raj Rajagopal II-2 Porting Applications between Heterogeneous Environments/Rewriting Applications Raj Rajagopal II-3 Porting GUI Programs Adam Faldalla, Victor Matos, and Paul J. Jalics II-4 Visual Basic and Object-Oriented Development William R. Constable, Jr. and Il-Yeol Song II-5 Developing New Applications in a Heterogeneous Environment Raj Rajagopal II-6 Accessing Windows Applications from UNIX and Vice Versa Raj Rajagopal II-7 Developing Workstation-Based Client/Server Applications Steven Rabin II-8 Using Middleware for Interoperable Systems Raymond J. Posch II-9 Implementing OLE on Non-Windows Platforms Using ObjectBroker Jeff Tancill and John Parodi II-10 Comparing Object-Oriented Development and Component-Based Development Using Visual Basic, Powerbuilder, and Visual C++ Steve Krehbiel and Narasimhaiah Gorla II-11 Java Application Development Including Database and Network Integration Nathan J. Muller II-12 Using Java for Application Development and Comparison with CGI/PERL Nathan J. Muller SECTION III DESKTOPS IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT III-1 Enterprise Desktops and Emulators Raj Rajagopal III-2 Desktop Evolution Driving Connectivity Technologies Robin L. Zak III-3 Considerations for Implementing Corporate Intranets Nathan J. Muller III-4 The Mainframe as Enterprise Server Brian Jeffery III-5 Managing Applications on the Network Bill Yaman and John Fiske SECTION IV DATA ACCESS IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT IV-1 Equivalent Features of DB2, Oracle, Sybase, and Ingres Noelle Mesick and Il-Yeol Song IV-2 Distributed Databases James A. Larson and Carol L. Larson IV-3 Publishing Database Information on the World Wide Web James A. Larson and Carol L. Larson IV-4 Heterogeneous Network File and Print Access Raj Rajagopal IV-5 Using CORBA to Integrate Distributed Database Systems Bhavani Thuraisingham IV-6 Accessing Multiple Databases Using Federated Databases James A. Larson and Carol L. Larson IV-7 Database Interoperability: From Federated Database to a Mobile Federation Antonio Si IV-8 Database Gateways and Interoperability Martin D. Solomon IV-9 Managing Multiple Databases across Heterogeneous Hardware and Software Systems James Woods IV-10 Object-Relational DB2 Nelson Mattos, Stefan Dessloch, Linda DeMichiel, and Michael Carey IV-11 Legacy Data Conversion James A. Larson and Carol L. Larson SECTION V SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATION IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT V-1 NetWare Considerations Raj Rajagopal V-2 Configuring Windows NT clients in a NetWare Environment Gilbert Held V-3 Comparing [Windows] NT and UNIX System Administration Raj Rajagopal V-4 Managing Distributed Network Systems Using Single Sign-On, Password Synchronization, and the Authentication Server Jeffrey Carr V-5 Managing Heterogeneous Environments Raj Rajagopal V-6 Business Continuity in the Distributed Environment Steven P. Craig V-7 Controlling a Multivendor Environment Thomas Fleishman V-8 Managing Multivendor Environments Thomas Fleishman V-9 The Help Desk in a Distributed Environment John L. Connor V-10 Job Scheduling in the Open Systems Environment Randy Keck V-11 Multiple Protocols: The Network Manager's Headache Joe Pruskowski V-12 Managing Multivendor Networks Using DEC's Polycenter Framework Nathan J. Muller V-13 Managing Multivendor Networks Using Hewlett-Packard's OpenView Nathan J. Muller SECTION VI COMMUNICATIONS IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT VI-1 The Essentials of Enterprise Networking Keith G. Knightson VI-2 High-Speed Services for LAN Interconnection Nathan J. Muller VI-3 Enterprise Network Strategies Keith G. Knightson VI-4 Enterprise Network Monitoring and Analysis Colin Wynd VI-5 Multicast Network Infrastructures C. Kenneth Miller VI-6 Internetworking at the Physical and Data Link Layers David Koehler VI-7 Planning, Designing, and Optimization of Enterprise Networks Roshan L. Sharma VI-8 Distributed Network Support and Control Ira Hertzoff VI-9 Comparing Popular E-mail Systems Gary Cannon VI-10 E-Mail and Internet in Heterogeneous Environments Raj Rajagopal VI-11 Managing Coexisting SNA and LAN Internetworks Anura Guruge VI-12 SNA-LAN Integration Strategies Nathan J. Muller VI-13 SNA Over Frame Relay Dick Thunen VI-14 Operating a Network [Manager's] Help Desk in a Heterogeneous Environment Jeff C. Hafer VI-15 An Expert Operating System That Manage Multi-Network Communications Yemm anur Jayachandra, Hal Sanders, Gita Jayachandra SECTION VII SECURITY IN A HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENT VII-1 Windows NT Server Security Features Carol A. Siegel VII-2 UNIX Security Features Allen B. Lum VII-3 Software Tools for Detecting Misuse on UNIX Systems Stephen E. Smaha and Jessica Winslow VII-4 Novell NetWare 4.X Security Jeffrey L. Ott VII-5 AS/400 Security Controls Wayne O. Evans VII-6 Implementing Kerberos in Distributed Systems Ray Kaplan, Joe Kovara, and Glen Zorn VII-7 E-Mail Security Using Pretty Good Privacy William Stallings VII-8 Introduction to Internet Security and Firewall Policies William Hugh Murray VII-9 Applets and Network Security Al Berg VII-10 Oracle Database Security Mary Ann Davidson VII-11 Relational Database Access Controls Using SQL Ravi S. Sandhu SECTION VIII DISTRIBUTED HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS VIII-1 Developments and Challenges in Distributed Data Communications Management Systems Bhavani Thuraisingham VIII-2 Distributed Processing for Distributed Databases Michael D. Krasowski VIII-3 Securing Distributed Data Networks Nathan J. Muller VIII-4 Managing Distributed Computing Richard Ross SECTION IX IMPLEMENTING HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS IX-1 Heterogeneous Solution Selection Factors and Guidelines Raj Rajagopal IX-2 Acquiring Systems for Multivendor Environments Thomas Fleishman IX-3 Evaluating Vendor Support Policies James A. Papola IX-4 WAN Network Integration: A Case Study Charles Breakfield IX-5 Remote LAN/WAN Connections: A Case Study Charles Breakfield and Roxanne Burkey IX-6 Frame Relay in an IBM Environment Glenn R. Brown IX-7 Turning Host Developers into Object Technicians Steven Rabin SECTION X AUDITING SYSTEMS X-1 Auditing Windows NT LANs Paul Cullen X-2 Auditing UNIX: General, Log-In, and Superuser Security Dan Schultes X-3 Auditing UNIX: Security Issues, Change Control, and Disaster Recovery Dan Schultes APPENDIXES Additional Information Glossary INDEX