NAS, Netware and Linux 1

[Pauzotah]

We need to add a NAS to our network. One site has a Novell Server and the other has a Linux Server. They both use different username conventions, and the Novell box uses IPX while the Linux box uses TCP/IP. In the world of NAS is there a way to allow both Servers to access one NAS ?

 

[comtec17]

Servers do not typically access NAS devices, they are usually used as CIFS/NFS servers to present back to desktops/workstations.

 

[Pauzotah]

Would i be able to get the NAS to authenticate to either server or does the NAS have its own authentication and will only work off that ?

 

[comtec17]

This all depends on the vendor and the appliance. Most of the large vendors such as Network Appliance integrate their security into AD or Unix.

 

[clonny2]

Depends on the NAS. If the NAS offers IPX then you can have the Novell server connect via IPX and the Linux Server via NFS.