Xerox 50 LP/ST manual Mau, Mib, Ncp, Nfs

Manual Discovery	The person using the workstation or the PC is
	responsible for providing a list of devices, device
	information and associated queues by using an
	operating system utility.
MAU	An acronym for Multi-station Access Unit. A
	concentrator or transceiver for attracting nodes to a
	transmission medium.
message	See Frame.
MIB	An acronym for Management Information Base. A
	database of network management information used
	by CMIP (Common Management Information
	Protocol) and SNMP (Simple Network
	Management Protocol).
NCP	See NetWare Core Protocol.
NetBIOS/NetBEUI	A peer-to-peer networking system using the
	NetBEUI protocol.
NetBIOS/IP	A peer-to-peer networking system using the IP
	protocol.
NetWare	Novell's network operating system using IPX
	(Internetwork Packet eXchange) and SPX
	(Sequential Packet eXchange) protocols. Clients
	log onto one or more file servers which provide
	services such as mail, printing, and filing.
NetWare Core Protocol	A protocol used by a NetWare client to request
	services from a NetWare server.
NFS	An acronym for Network File System. Sun
	Microsystems's network operating system based on
	TCP/IP protocols.
Node	A device on a network that has an address and can
	send and/or receive data to and from other devices
	on the network.

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