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Although this initial NC standard was intended to promote the [[diskless workstation]] model of computing, it did not preclude computers with additional features, such as the ability to operate either as a [[diskless workstation]] or a conventional [[fat client]]. Thus, an ordinary [[personal computer|PC]] having all the required features, could technically be classified as a Network Computer; indeed, Sun noted that contemporary PCs did indeed meet the NC reference requirements.<ref>http://www.sun.com/smi/Press/sunflash/mncrs-profile.html</ref>

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Many NCs operated via protocols such as [[BOOTP]], [[Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol|DHCP]], [[RARP]] and [[Network File System (protocol)|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.

== See also ==