Glossary

10BASE-TA type of Ethernet that uses unshielded twisted pair cable.

100BASE-TA type of Ethernet that can transmit 100Mb of data per second with a twisted-pair cable.

ARP The standard TCP/IP method for determining the actual network address of a device based on its IP address.

ASCII A standard for the binary representation of characters.

BOOTP BOOTP (Bootstrap Protocol) is a protocol that lets a network user be automatically configured (receive an IP address) and have an operating system booted (initiated) without user involvement. The BootP server automatically configures the following information: IP address, gateway, subnet, system name, name server, and more from a pool of pre-determined addresses for a certain duration of time. BootP is the basis for a more advanced network manager protocol, the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol).

broadcast In a network, a situation when all destinations on the network receive a given packet.

client A workstation or PC in a client/server environment.

community For SNMP, a relationship between an agent and a set of SNMP managers that defines security characteristics. The community concept is a local one, defined at the agent. Each community is given a unique community name.

current mode (parallel port) A mode that the printer and print server negotiate.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) DHCP is an alternative to another network IP management protocol, Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP). Like BOOTP, DHCP can configure an IP address, gateway, subnet, system name, and name server. When speaking about any print server, BOOTP, and DHCP configure the same options.

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