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 system-wide functions like print

 

spooling.

default router

Local device that forwards any IP packets

 

destined for another subnet.

destination

Logical print queue on the NIC to which

 

hosts send their print jobs. There are eight

 

destinations 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 NIC when in

 

a startup condition, downloading

 

configuration information.

DNS

Domain Name Server. Host providing

 

responses to queries for a given host

 

name IP address.

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