User`s guide
PConsole (Print
Console)
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PConsole (Print Console)
The NetWare Print Console utility that lets you set up print servers, set up
print queues, and control network printing.
PING
Packet Internet Groper, a program used in the Internet to test reachability
of destinations by sending them an ICMP echo request and waiting for a
reply.
Port
The connector at the back of a computer to which a printer, hard disk, or
network cable is connected.
Print Queue
A list of print jobs on the file server waiting to be printed. Each print job must
be sent to a print queue for storage until the print server is ready to send
the job to the printer for printing.
Print Server
A hardware or software product that services a network print spooler and
sends the print data to a printer.
Print Spooler
A hardware and/or software application that intercepts print jobs sent to a
printer, temporarily storing the jobs on a disk until the printer is ready to
print them. In this way, the print spooler frees the workstation to do other
work. Because the print spooler performs all handshaking (a signal ex-
change of readiness to send or receive data) that occurs during printing, it
releases the workstation early from the process so that it may be used to
perform other tasks.
Printer Access Protocol
See
PAP (Printer Access Protocol)
.
Protocol
A set of rules that govern communication between computers. These rules
apply to data format and the timing of messages sent and received.