TROY Group MAN-EXT2000 manual Glossary and Index D-9

lpstat An AT&T UNIX command for obtaining the status of printers.

LPT1 The primary parallel port on a PC. Many networking programs allow transparent printing to network printers by accepting output intended for LPT1 and redirecting it over the network. pp. 5-28,5-29,7-12,11-8.

MAC Medium Access Control, one of two Ethernet protocol layers that together correspond to the Data Link layer of the OSI model. The MAC layer interfaces to the Ethernet hardware. A MAC address is the same as an Ethernet address.

man page In UNIX systems, the man pages are an on-line help facility that provide information on various topics.

MAPI Messaging Applications Program Interface, a popular method for applications programs to send E-mail messages through Windows operating systems. pp. 13-2 through 13-5.

MIO Modular I/O, the internal bus on newer HP printers that connects to network interface cards like the TROY XCD XJet IV.

MOP Maintenance-Oriented Protocol, the protocol used by the VMS NCP and NCL utilities and for downloading files. pp. A-1 to A-2,C-1 to C-3.

multiprotocol Refers to the ability to handle multiple protocols simultaneously. In a print server, this means that multiple computers can concurrently send print jobs to the same printer.

Name Server A node on a TCP/IP network that provides a list of all nodes on the network. The name server is accessible from any node, and eliminates the need to have separate hosts files on each node.

NCL Network Control Language, the method in OpenVMS V6.1 and later for accessing and maintaining remote devices. Replaces NCP. pp. 11-1,A-1 to A-2.

NCP Network Control Program, a VMS utility for accessing and maintaining remote devices. pp. 11-1,A-1 to A-2.

NDS NetWare Directory Services, a database of network entities in NetWare 4.xx, such as users, file servers, print servers, etc. NDS is a global directory service, which means that users anywhere on a network

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