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| Definition of Common Terms |
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Term | Definition |
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NDS | NetWare Directory Service. NDS maintains a hierarchical database of |
| information about the network resources within a global enterprise, |
| including networks, users, subgroups, servers, volumes and printers. |
| Unlike the bindery, which was the directory service in NetWare 3.x, NDS |
| users log onto the network as a whole, not a specific server, and NDS |
| determines their access rights. |
NDS Context | The container or organizational unit that contains the print server object. |
| Print queue and device objects can be located anywhere within the NDS |
| tree, but the HP JetDirect print server needs to be configured to use the |
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| NDS context. |
NDS Tree Name | Refers to the name of the organizational tree used by your network. This |
| name is normally found in the Net.cfg file located with your |
| Vlm.exe program or from within the Nwuser.exe program that runs under |
| Windows. Click the |
| tree name. |
NetBEUI | NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface. Pronounced |
| enhanced version of the NetBIOS protocol used by network operating |
| systems such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows for Workgroups, |
| Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000 |
| and Windows XP. It formalizes the transport frame that was never |
| standardized in NetBIOS and adds additional functions. |
NetWare | A network operating system from Novell based on a client/server |
| architecture. Clients log onto one or more file servers, which provide |
| network services such as Email, printing, and storage. |
Network Printing | Printing from a Windows, Macintosh, or Unix client workstation to the |
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| copier. |
NFS | Network File System. A Unix networking protocol that allows files and |
| printers to be shared across the network. |
NIC | Network Interface Card. A printed circuit board that is installed in both |
| client (personal computers or workstations) and server machines to |
| control the exchange of data between them. |
This term refers to the number of page images printed on one sheet of | |
| paper. For example, if you want to print slides or web pages, you might |
| use the |
| called “Multiple Pages Per Sheet” printing. |
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