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== Security ==
== Security ==
root passwords for a few version leaked:
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!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'''


== SDK ==
== SDK ==


== What's new per version ==
== What's new per version ==

Revision as of 03:38, 20 September 2022

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

SDK

What's new per version