Persistent DHCP

When this option is enabled, the IP

 

Address, Gateway, and Subnet Mask

 

obtained through DHSP is saved. If the

 

DHCP server does not provide an

 

address, the device will use the previously

 

saved DHCP IP address. This option only

 

works when DHCP is enabled. The default

 

disable.

ping

Standard command to test a TCP/IP

 

connection. (e.g., ping 192.75.11.9)

print path

Three-stage path a print job takes when it

 

is sent from a host to a printer through the

 

NIC.

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 machine-to-machine

 

communication codes.

PSERVER

Print Server. A Novell print method where

 

the NIC continuously polls the Novell file

 

server print queue looking for print jobs.

RAM

Random Access Memory. Volatile memory

 

within the NIC 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.

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