Installing and Managing HP ARPA File Transfer Protocol Network Manager's Guide (36957-90157)
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Glossary
NMMAINT A utility that lists
the software module version
numbers for all HP AdvanceNet
products, including NS 3000/iX. It
detects missing or invalid
software modules
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.
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.
P
privileged mode A capability
assigned to accounts, groups, or
users allowing unrestricted
memory access, access to
privileged CPU instructions, and
the ability to call privileged
procedures.
probe protocol An HP protocol
used by NS 3000/iX IEEE 802.3
networks to obtain information
about other nodes on the network.
It provides name to IP address
resolution, and IP to IEEE 802.3
address resolution.
probe proxy server A node on
an IEEE 802.3 network that
possesses a network directory. A
probe proxy server can provide a
node with information about
other nodes on the same or other
networks of an internetwork.
protocol A set of rules that
enables two or more data
processing entities to exchange
information. In networks,
protocols are the rules and
conventions that govern each
layer of network architecture.