SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a protocol used to send
SNAP See Ethernet_SNAP.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol, a protocol for monitoring and controlling devices on a network. pp.
Solaris A UNIX operating system developed by Sun Microsystems that runs on Sun computers and
Spoofing A method normally associated with AppleTalk in which the print server simulates a bidirectional communications link by sending back control information to the printer rather than relying on the printer to send back this information. p.
Spool Directory On UNIX systems, a directory that contains the names of files being spooled to a printer. p.
Spooling In printing applications, spooling is the transfer of data to a temporary storage area on disk (the print queue) prior to printing. Spooling allows many jobs to be queued to a single printer. Since printers are relatively slow devices compared to disk drives, spooling allows a user to submit a job to the printer and then perform other tasks while the job is being printed.
SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange, one of the NetWare core protocols. Used in conjunction with IPX for printing and other applications. Chapter 5.
StreetTalk Name The Banyan VINES naming convention used to identify all items on the network. Chapter 12.
Subnetwork One of several small networks that are joined together into a single large network.
Subnet Mask A TCP/IP method of dividing a network into several smaller subnetworks. pp.
Symbiont Software that handles job queuing and printing on an operating system.
SYSCON A NetWare utility for managing file servers from a client workstation.
