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network portion of the IP address
identifies a network, and the node
portion identifies a node within
the network.
ISO International Organization
of Standards. An international
federation of national standards
organizations involved in
developing international
standards, including
communication standards.
L
LANIC See Local Area
Network Interface Controller.
LANIC Self-Test A ROM-based
program on a LANIC card that
tests and reports the status of the
LANIC hardware.
LAP-B Link Access Protocol -
Balanced. The data link protocol
specified by the 1980 version of
X.25 at Level 2 that determines
the frame exchange procedures.
LAP-B must also be used over
direct-connect NS Point-to-Point
3000/XL Links.
ldev See logical device
number.
link name The name that
represents a hardware interface
card. The link name can contain
as many as eight characters. All
characters except the first can be
alphanumeric; the first character
must be alphabetic.
Local Area Network Interface
Controller (LANIC) A
hardware card that fits into the
backplane of the HP 3000 Series
900 computer and provides a
physical layer interface for IEEE
802.3 local area networks.
local connection See direct
connection.
local node The computer that
you are configuring or that you
are logged on to.
logging The process of recording
the usage of network resources.
Events can be logged to both the
OpenView workstation and to the
MPE XL host.
logging class A numberdefining
the severity of any given event
logged. An operator uses the
logging classes to specify which
events are to be logged. Class 1
(catastrophic event) is always
logged.
logical device number (ldev)
A value by which MPE XL
recognizes a specific device.
loopback The routing of
messages from a node back to
itself.
LUG Local User Group. A list
defined for a particular DTC and
card that specifies which remote
nodes this DTC can send data to
and also which remote nodes this
DTC can receive data from. (See
also Closed User Group).