
Chapter 10
protocol | A set of rules or conventions governing the |
| exchange of information between computer |
| systems, or between a printer and a host |
| computer. For computer printers, a protocol is |
| the coding convention used to convey and print |
| data. A printer protocol includes codes for |
| printing text and graphics, as well as codes |
| instructing the printer to perform special |
| operations, and |
| communication codes. |
PSERVER | Print Server. A Novell print method where the |
| PrintNet continuously polls the Novell file server |
| print queue looking for print jobs. |
RAM | Random Access Memory. Volatile memory within |
| the PrintNet that contains current/working |
| settings. Settings are lost once the power is |
| removed. |
RARP | Reverse Address Resolution 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. |
ROM | |
router | A device that forwards IP packets to their |
| destination. Also called a gateway. |
RPRINTER | Remote Printer. A Novell print method where the |
| PrintNet waits for jobs to be sent to it from a |
| defined PSERVER. |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol. A |
| standard protocol used to monitor network |
| devices called “SNMP agents.” |
socket | TCP connection between two hosts consisting of |
| a source and destination TCP port number at |
| each end. |
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