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Logical Printer A logical printer acts as a filter between the network and the physical printer. It appears to the user as a normal printer with additional characteristics. For example a UNIX workstation may only send a line feed (LF) to a shared printer that needs carriage return (CR) and LF. The logical printer can solve this problem by adding a CR.
MIB Management Information Base. A database of network configuration information used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change network settings.
NCP NetWare Core Protocol. Network clients use the NCP to request services of servers, and servers use NCP to provide services, such as file and print services.
NDS NetWare Directory Services. A hierarchical data base that manages NetWare network resources such as servers and volumes.
RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for downloading IP addresses in UNIX networks. It requires a RARP daemon on your system, and only operates within a single network segment. A request made to an active RARP daemon initiates a search of the Ethernet Address Table for an entry matching the print server's Ethernet address. If a matching entry is found, the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server.
UNIX
RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing. A processor that recognizes only a limited number of
SAP Service Advertising Protocol. A NetWare network name advertising service that e.g. file servers can use for advertising their existence to network clients.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol for managing and monitoring nodes on a network.
TCP Transmission Control Protocol. The
