16 Glossary

Ethernet

Network transport technology commonly used to send data

 

from one network node to another.

FTP

An abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol. An application

 

protocol, part of the TCP/IP protocol stack, used for

 

transferring files between network nodes.

Gateway Address

The Gateway Address is the IP Address of the gateway, or

 

router, that the machine will use to access devices on other

 

subnets.

HTTP

An abbreviation of Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. This is the

 

Internet standard that supports the exchange of information on

 

the World Wide Web (WWW). HTTP lays the foundation for

 

transparent access to the Internet.

IEEE

An abbreviation of Institute of Electrical and Electronics

 

Engineers. This is an organization of engineering and

 

electronics professionals notable for developing the IEEE 802

 

standards for the physical and data-link layers of local area

 

networks, following the ISO Open Systems Interconnection

 

(OSI) model.

IP

See TCP/IP

IP Address

See TCP/IP

IPX

Internetwork Packet Exchange. IPX is part of NetWare. It

 

routes packets to the correct node and to the correct process

 

within the node.

LAN

An abbreviation of Local Area Network. This is a network that

 

serves a relatively small area, such as one building, and does

 

not require telecommunications services to reach all of the

 

nodes.

LPD

An abbreviation of Line Printer Daemon. This is a print

 

management program that runs on a host.

NDS

An abbreviation of Novell Directory Services that was formerly

 

known as NetWare Directory Services. This is a database

 

used by Novell NetWare to organize resources for an entire

 

network of NetWare servers. The database itself can be

 

distributed across the network and accessed by all servers.

NetBEUI

An abbreviation of NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output

 

System) Extended User Interface. It is an enhanced version of

 

the NetBIOS protocol that is used by network operating

 

systems, such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows for

 

Workgroups, and Windows NT. NetBEUI formalizes the

 

transport frame and adds additional functions.

NetWare

A network operating system from Novell. Clients log onto one

 

or more file servers, which provide services such as e-mail,

 

printing, and filing.

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