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Glossary-4 LAN Interface Supplement
Glossary
An IP address consists of a 32-bit
value presented in decimal dot
notation: 4 octets (bytes) separated
by a dot.
For example, the binary address
10000000 00000111 00001111
00000001 has the decimal dot
notation of 128.7.15.1
network administrator
Similar to “system administrator”.
network logging The collection
and recording of network
performance measures and other
parameters and statistics.
NFS (Network File System) A
standard network protocol for file
sharing among different operating
systems.
ping A utility that allows you to
determine the status of the
connections between devices and a
network. The ping utility is
usually included with software
packages that provide networking
services. Your analyzer has a ping
utility included in its firmware.
protocol A set of conventions
that specify how information will
be formatted and transmitted on a
network, and how machines on a
network will communicate.
relative pathname The
specification of a node (file or
directory) in a hierarchical file
system relative to the current
(context-dependent) directory.
RPC (Remote Procedure Call) A
client/server protocol used to
obtain a service from a remote
process, over a network. RPC is a
fundamental part of NFS.
router A device that moves traffic
from one network to another.
Routers are used to connect
different types of networks
together.
server A device that is configured
to provide a service to other
devices on a network, such as
shared access to a file system or a
printer. See client.
Depending on the protocol, your
analyzer is either a client or a
server: