HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol User's Guide (36957-90159)

identiﬁes a node within the network.

loopback The routing of messages from a node back to itself.

MPE/iX The operating system for the HP 3000 Series 900 computers.

network address This can be either 1) the network portion of an IP address as opposed

to the node portion, or 2) when referring to X.25 networks, it is a node’s X.25 address.

network directory A ﬁle containing information required for one node to communicate

with other nodes in 1) an internetwork, 2) an X.25 network, or 3) a network that contains

non-HP nodes. The active network directory on a node must be named NSDIR.NET.SYS.

NMMGR Node Management Services Conﬁguration Manager. A software subsystem that

enables you to conﬁgure DTC connectivity and network access parameters for an HP 3000

Series 900 computer.

NMMGRVER Node management services conversion utility. A conversion program that

converts conﬁguration ﬁles created with NMMGR from an earlier version to the latest

format.

node A computer that is part of a network. The DTC is also considered to be a node and

has its own address.

node address The node portion of an IP address.

Node Management Services Conﬁguration Manager See NMMGR.

node name A character string that uniquely identiﬁes each system in a network or

internetwork. Each node name in a network or internetwork must be unique; however, a

single node can be identiﬁed by more than one node name.

NS 3000/iX Link Software and hardware that provides the connection between nodes on a

network. Some of the NS 3000/iX links available are the ThinLAN 3000/iX Link and its

ThickLAN option, the DTC/X.25 iX Network Link, and the NS Point-to-Point 3000/iX Link.

NS 3000/iX Network Services Software applications that can be used to access data,

initiate processes, and exchange information among nodes in a network. The services are

RPM, VT, RFA, RDBA, and NFT.

NSDIR.NET.SYS Name of the active network directory ﬁle. See also network directory.