
10 Glossary
ARP | Address Resolution Protocol. Associates a |
| selected IP address with a network device |
| Ethernet address. |
bps | Bits per second. |
Centronics | Parallel port interface standard found on most |
| printers. |
daemon | A continuously running process that handles |
| |
default router | Local device that forwards any IP packets |
| destined for another subnet. |
destination | Logical print queue on the PrintNet which hosts |
| send their print jobs to. There are eight |
| destinations (two per I/O port) by default. |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Allows a |
| network device to discover its IP address |
| dynamically upon bootup. The IP address does |
| not need to be stored within the device itself |
| permanently. |
Download Mode | Refers to the condition of the PrintNet when in a |
| startup condition, downloading configuration |
| information. |
DNS | Domain Name Server. Host providing responses |
| to queries for a given host name IP address. |
EEPROM | Electrically Erasable/Programmable |
| Memory. |
factory defaults | Settings shipped with the PrintNet. |
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