System Administration Guide, Volume 3

What's New for the Solaris 8 Release?

The table below shows some of the new features included in this release.

Table 2-1 What's New for the Solaris 8 Release?


Technology	Description	For Instructions, Go To ...
DHCP	The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enables a host to get an IP address and other system configuration information without preconfiguration by a system administrator. A Java-based graphical interface for configuring and managing the DHCP server and databases has been added for the Solaris 8 release.	Chapter 8, Overview of DHCP
IPsec	The IP Security Architecture (IPSec) provides protection for IP datagrams. The protection can include confidentiality, strong integrity of the data, partial sequence integrity (replay protection), and data authentication. IPSec is performed inside the IP processing, and it can be applied with or without the knowledge of an Internet application.	Chapter 18, Overview of IPsec
IPv6	IPv6 is a new version of Internet Protocol (IP) designed to be an evolutionary step from the current version, IPv4. It is a natural increment to IPv4. Deploying IPv6, using defined transition mechanisms, does not disrupt current operations. In addition, IPv6 provides a platform for new Internet functionality.	Chapter 14, Overview of IPv6
LLC2	The Class II logical link control driver (llc2) interfaces network software (such as NetBIOS, SNA, and OSI) running under the Solaris operating environment to a physical LAN network controlled by one of the supported communications adapters.	"New Version of Logical Link Control Driver"
NFS Logging	NFS logging adds transaction logging to the NFS server.	"NFS Server Logging"
Sendmail	The Solaris mail service is based on the 8.9.3 version of `sendmail`.	"What's New With `sendmail`"
NCA	The Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator improves web server performance.	"Solaris Network Cache and Accelerator (NCA)"