Network Guide for imageCLASS 2300N

Glossary
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Appendix
6
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface. NetBEUI is a network protocol originally designed by
IBM and later extended by Microsoft and Novell. In a small network, NetBEUI is more
efficient than other protocols such as TCP/IP. It is supported natively by IBM operating
systems and Microsoft Windows to provide services such as file sharing and printing.
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input Output System. A program that allows applications on different
computers to communicate within a local area network (LAN). NetBIOS is used in
Ethernet, Token Ring, and Windows NT networks.
NetWare
Novell NetWare. Novell Inc.'s client-server network operating system for the IBM PC.
NetWare uses the IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, or TCP/IP network protocols. NetWare supports
MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, OS/2, and Macintosh clients. NetWare for Unix gives users
access to Unix hosts.
OS/2
A family of multitasking operating systems developed by IBM for Intel x86-based
computers. OS/2 provides both a graphic user interface similar to Windows as well as a
command line interface similar to DOS. Add-ons to OS/2 allow it to run DOS and Windows
applications.
Packet Signature
Encrypted signatures used when exchanging data packets to guarantee that a packet
really came from the computer that it claims to have come from. Packet Signature is
designed to prevent packet forgery and unauthorized Supervisor access to a NetWare
server.
Protocol
A set of rules that govern the transmission of data across a network. Examples of
protocols are FTP, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, IPP, and TCP/IP.
Proxy server
A server that provides a cache of files available on remote servers that are slow or
expensive to access. The term "proxy server" normally refers to a World Wide Web server
that, on receiving a URL, tries to supply the requested file from its cache. If it cannot
locate the file there, the proxy server would bring it from the remote server and also save
a copy in its cache so that the next request can be obtained locally.
Queue server mode
When the printer is used in NetWare's queue server mode, all print server functions are
provided by the printer itself, and no other print server hardware nor software is required.
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol that associates a network adapter
address (MAC address) with an Internet Protocol (IP) address.