NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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Tape backup unit
Typically, an external tape drive that backs up data from hard disks.
TCP/IP
See “Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).”
Terminal emulation software
Software that duplicates the communication protocol of a dedicated
terminal, connecting workstation users to the UNIX environment.
A workstation running terminal emulation software acts as if it were wired
directly to the UNIX terminal ports. NetWare's terminal emulator, NVT2,
sends and receives data from NetWare workstations
Intelligent workstations using terminal emulation must be connected to the
host. With NetWare Services, workstations using terminal emulation are
connected via the network, greatly increasing the performance of terminal
emulation as well as simplifying the installation of terminal lines.
NVT2 supports a variety of third-party terminal emulation programs.
See also “NVT2.”
Time synchronization
A method of ensuring that all servers in a Directory tree report the same
time.
Clocks in computers can deviate slightly, resulting in different times on
different servers. Time synchronization corrects these deviations and
provides a timestamp to order NetWare Directory Services events.
Whenever an event occurs in the Directory, such as when a password is
changed, or an object is renamed, NetWare Directory Services requests a
time stamp.