Banyan VINES resurrection
Banyan VINES is a network operating system developed by Banyan Systems for computers running on top of AT&T's UNIX System V. It's an early network infrastructure for small/medium business, education/libraries and computer labs in the DOS and Windows 3.1/95/98 days.
They started before the days of TCP/IP and DHCP so everything was proprietary, non-standard protocols. They were "easier" than NetWare IPX networks and cheaper than Ethernet networks. Since DHCP didn't exist, adding a computer on the network wasn't as easy as plugging it in.
Most servers were under support contracts and the software allowed for a fully-remote-managed network. They used this a lot since the underlying UNIX is restricted from system administrators. Banyan could access it to help you, if you paid them for every hour on a support call. Also you can't just install the software on any OS, you need dongles, client and platform keys.
Installing Server
Installing Clients
Security
root passwords for a few version leaked:
| Version | Password | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 8.XX | <unkown> | |
| 7.XX | 7thHeaven | not sure of case |
| 6.XX | disisdaONE! | |
| 5.5X | YamIhere | |
| 5.00 | Rain4Est | |
| 4.11 | upyourREV | |
| 4.10 | StorminNormin | Norman Schwartskorf - Gulf War |
| 4.00 | vivelaVINES | |
| 3.10 | logrhythm | spelled incorrectly on purpose |
| 3.01 | nobozos | |
| 3.00 | pandorasbox | |
| 3.00 Beta | makethenumbers | |
| 2.10 | havingfun | |
| 1.31 | springfever |
Other known passwords:
- Low Level format: goforit
- Previous Low Level format: format