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Glossary
MIB Management Information Base - A set of parameters that are available and sometimes customizable that an SNMP management station can query. Used to report status or configuration information of components of a network.
Multicast A subset of a Broadcast where a packet is only delivered to a subset of all possible destinations that share a multicast address.
NFS Server Network File System - A Sun Microsystems protocol allowing computers on the same network use data stored on other computers as if it were on local disks. An NFS server is usually a UNIX server.
Novell server A device that provides services such as file services and print services in a network where a Novell operating system is being used.
Ping A commonly used test which determines whether a device can be reached. Generally, from a command line a user types ping a.b.c.d <enter> to determine whether the device at IP address a.b.c.d can be reached. The response is often an indication of the success of the test and a time stamp designating the length of the
POP Post Office Protocol -
RIP Routing Information Protocol - An interior gateway protocol that allows groups of hosts on a LAN share routing information.
Router A device that forwards traffic between subnets or connected networks.
RMON Remote Monitoring - Using SNMP to read or control remote probes for network monitoring and troubleshooting.
SAP Request Service Advertisement Protocol - A Netware protocol for publicizing the current network address of available services.
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