Axis 1620 User Manual

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NetWareUNIX WindowsOS/2MacintoshAXIS 1620 User’s Manual Appendix D: Glossary 159Logical Printer A logical printer acts as a filter between the network and the physicalprinter. It appears to the user as a normal printer with additionalcharacteristics. For example a UNIX workstation may only send a linefeed (LF) to a shared printer that needs carriage return (CR) and LF.The logical printer can solve this problem by adding a CR.MIB Management Information Base. A database of network configurationinformation used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change networksettings.NCP NetWare Core Protocol. Network clients use the NCP to requestservices of servers, and servers use NCP to provide services, such as fileand print services.NDS NetWare Directory Services. A hierarchical data base that managesNetWare network resources such as servers and volumes.RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used fordownloading IP addresses in UNIX networks. It requires a RARPdaemon on your system, and only operates within a single networksegment. A request made to an active RARP daemon initiates a searchof the Ethernet Address Table for an entry matching the print server’sEthernet address. If a matching entry is found, the daemon downloadsthe IP address to the print server.RISC Reduced Instruction Set Computing. A processor that recognizes onlya limited number of assembly-language instructions.SAP Service Advertising Protocol. A NetWare network name advertisingservice that e.g. file servers can use for advertising their existence tonetwork clients.SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol formanaging and monitoring nodes on a network.TCP Transmission Control Protocol. The connection-oriented, transport-level protocol used in the TCP/IP suite of protocols.