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 |
| 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 |
| printing, and filing. |
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