Technical information

Glossary
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IP address A network address used by the TCP/IP protocol.
IPP Internet Printing Protocol. Allows you to associate a printer with a URL address
that is used for printing over the Internet.
IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange, one of the NetWare protocols.
JetAdmin A Hewlett-Packard printer management program available for NetWare
and TCP/IP.
logical Refers to conceptual rather than physical. For example, a computer might
have a single physical connection to the network (an Ethernet adapter card), but could
have logical connections to several other devices on the network.
MAC Address Media Access Control. Ethernet address that corresponds to the
assigned IP address.
name server A workstation on a TCP/IP network that provides a list of all
workstations on the network.
NetWare A network operating system developed by Novell.
node A device connected to a network, such as a computer or print server.
parallel port A port on a device that sends information in groups of bits over
multiple wires, one wire for each bit in a group.
ping A TCP/IP command that determines whether a device is accessible on the
network.
POP3 Post Office Protocol, the protocol used to retrieve email from the server.
port A physical connector, such as the parallel port, or a logical connection to a
device.
post string A string that is sent at the end of every job going to the logical printer.
Maximum 64 characters long.
pre string A string that is sent at the beginning of each job that goes to the logical
printer. Max 64 characters long.