NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
A process in Internet Protocol (IP) and AppleTalk networks that allows a
host to find the physical address of a target host on the same physical
network when it only knows the target’s logical address.
Under ARP, a network board contains a table that maps IP addresses to the
hardware addresses of the objects on the network.
To create entries, the ARP broadcasts a request with the target’s IP address.
The target responds with its physical address. The network board adds the
physical address to its ARP table and can then send packets to the target.
ADMIN object
A User object, created automatically during Directory Services installation,
that has rights to create and manage objects.
When you first create the Directory tree, ADMIN is given a trustee
assignment to the root object. This trustee assignment includes the
Supervisor object right, which means that ADMIN has rights to create and
manage all objects in the tree.
As you create other User objects in the Directory tree, you can give them the
Supervisor object right to create and manage other container objects and all
their leaf objects. Control of the network is as dispersed or centralized as
you make it.
After you assign the Supervisor object right to other User objects, you can
rename ADMIN or delete it.
CAUTION: Do not delete ADMIN until you’ve created other User objects and granted someone
the Supervisor object right to the root object. Otherwise, no one will have full access
to the tree.
ADMIN doe not have any special significance like SUPERVISOR did in
earlier versions of NetWare. It is only the first User object created and
therefore must have the ability to create other objects.