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Using Your Computer as a Network Server
A network server is the master computer in a network and
provides storage space for the other computers connected to it.
It can also write files to and read files from the other
computers, making it the most powerful computer in the
network.
Even if no one is typing commands at the network server
keyboard, the server can process commands sent to it from
other computers. If you use your computer as the network
server, you may want to prevent unauthorized users from
entering commands at the keyboard. To provide this security,
you can enable a password in network server mode using the
SETUP program.
If you set a password but did not turn on network server mode,
you enter the password
before
the computer loads the operating
system or the network software. Once you load it, anyone can
access your system by typing commands on the keyboard.
However, if you set a password and turn on network server
mode, you can load your operating system or network software
before you enter the password. This allows other computers in
the network to access the system, but prevents unauthorized
users from entering commands at your keyboard and using any
network server access privileges.
When you boot the computer in network server mode, you do
not see the key prompt
(h),
as you would if network server
mode was turned off. The password prompt is hidden to
prevent unauthorized users from knowing that a password is
required.
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