/ Connect ▁II ▁and ▁with ▁additional ▁features ) ▁was ▁a ▁" do - every thing ▁suite ▁of ▁TCP / IP ▁applications ▁for ▁Internet ▁or ▁intr an et ▁use " ▁that ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁had ▁few ▁changes ▁before ▁the ▁company ' s ▁sale ▁to ▁As c end ▁Communic ations . ▁ ▁N FS / Sh are ▁ ▁N FS / Sh are ▁was ▁Inter Con ' s ▁second ▁most ▁popular ▁product ▁and ▁provided ▁high - per formance ▁access ▁to ▁file ▁servers ▁using ▁the ▁N FS ▁protocol . ▁ ▁N FS ▁was ▁used ▁widely ▁in ▁educational ▁environments ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁key ▁file ▁sharing ▁system ▁for ▁Sun ▁Mic ros ystem s ' s ▁line ▁of ▁UN IX ▁servers . ▁ ▁N FS / Sh are ' s ▁ad option ▁mirror ed ▁that ▁popular ity , ▁finding ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁many ▁educational ▁institutions ▁and ▁pre - press ▁environments . ▁ ▁N FS / Sh are ▁used ▁many ▁techniques ▁to ▁increase ▁performance ▁and ▁provide ▁a ▁smooth ▁experience ▁for ▁users , ▁as ▁such ▁providing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁market place . ▁ ▁Sh ark ▁Series ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Inter Con ▁decided ▁to ▁more ▁directly ▁approach ▁the ▁consumer ▁market ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁" Sh ark " ▁brand ed ▁products ; ▁Net Sh ark , ▁Web Sh ark , ▁and ▁Mail Sh ark . ▁ ▁The ▁products ▁were ▁directly ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁source ▁code ▁for ▁TCP / Connect ▁II ▁( or ▁ 4 ▁at ▁the