User's Guide for MS-DOS Clients

Glossary
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null modem Special cabling that
eliminates the need for modems for
asynchronous communications between
two computers over short distances.
option Part of a command that can
modify how the command or service
works but which is not required.
option button A button in a
LAN Manager Screen dialog box used to
select one option from a group of
options.
other domains Domains other than the
logon and workstation domains of which
your LAN Manager Enhanced
workstation is a member, and which you
have specified as domains you want to be
able to view. See also domain, logon
domain, workstation domain.
password A security measure used to
restrict logons to user accounts and
access to computer systems and
resources. A password is a unique string
of characters that must be provided
before a logon or an access is authorized.
The password, together with the
username, establishes the user’s identity
on the local area network. See also logon
password.
path Specifies the location of a file
within the directory tree. For example, to
specify the path of a file named
README.WRI located in the
WINDOWS directory on drive C, you
would type c:\windows\readme.wri.
pathname The name of one or more
directories followed by a filename. For
example, the pathname of the
MONTHLY.RPT file in the
REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH directory is
REPORTS\ACCT\NORTH\MONTHL
Y.RPT.
pause To suspend a LAN Manager
service. See also continue.
permission A setting on a shared
resource that defines the type(s) of action
a user can take with a shared resource.
phone book A file that associates
names with telephone numbers, COM
ports, and baud rates.
phone book entry A record in the
Phone Book that associates a name with
a telephone number, COM port, and
baud rate.
pointer A small graphic symbol that
indicates a user’s location on the screen.
The mouse pointer on the LAN Manager
Screen is a small lighted rectangle.
pool A group of similar devices that
receives requests from the same queue.
port A connection or socket used to
connect a device, such as a printer,
monitor, or modem, to your computer.
Information is sent from your computer
to the device through a cable.
preset-number callback A form of
security in which a Remote Access
server verifies users by calling them
back at numbers supplied by the network
administrator at the time user
permissions are granted. A preset
callback number can only be changed by