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ARP
Address resolution protocol.
BootP
A protocol used by a node to obtain its configuration from a
host.
BSD
Berkeley Software Distribution; a type of Unix system.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; a
professional society that publishes documents and standards
for data communications, including the standards for local
area networks.
IP
Internet Protocol; a protocol that provides data delivery of
messages.
IPX
Interwork Packet Exchange; a Novell network protocol set
generally associated with NetWare.
LPD
Line Printer Daemon; a common print protocol.
LAT
Local Area Transport
MAC Address
Media Access Control address; also called Ethernet Address.
MIB
Management Information Base; the set of management
information available to SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol).
NCP
NetWare Core Protocol; a type of protocol that provides
control for interaction between clients and file servers. Also
can refer to Network Control Program, a DECnet utility used
to monitor and control nodes on a network.
NFS
Network File System; a distributed file system that allows a
set of computers to access one another’s files cooperatively
in a transparent manner.
NOS
Network Operating System.
PCL
Printer Command Language; standard printer technology.
PS
Postscript; a printer technology in which fonts are outline
coded, fully scalable and permanently stored in ROM.