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== Options ==
 
Many NCs operated via protocols such as [[BOOTP]], [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol|DHCP]], [[RARP]] and [[Network File System (Sunprotocol)|NFS]].
 
Both for [[Internet service provider|ISP]]-bound and [[LAN]]-based reference implementation NCs, a [[smartcard]] option was available. This allowed user [[authentication]] to be performed in a secure manner, with [[Secure Sockets Layer|SSL]] providing transport security. The smartcard also provided minimal local storage for ISP dialup configuration settings. This configuration data was not required for LAN-based NCs.