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Glossary A-9
Postscript
Printer technology in which fonts are outline coded, fully
scalable and permanently stored in ROM. These fonts may
be downloaded.
Printer Server
Emulex hardware utility that manages the operation of printers
on the network.
Printer Services
Interfaces between users requiring print service and printers.
Pserver
Novell Netware software utility that manages the operation of
printers on the network.
Queue Names
Names of print queues serviced by a printer.
Queue
Entries in the queue of server awaiting service when multiple
simultaneous requests occur.
RARP
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol; protocol used to obtain
the IP address of the server from a known network address.
RCF
Remote Console Facility; protocol used in remote connections
between a port and a service on a remote Ethernet device.
RPrint
A UNIX program that takes data from standard input, connects
to a server, and transmits the data. It may be run from a print
spooler or invoked as a stand-alone module.
RPrinter
Novell Netware remote printing protocol.
Server Name
Name of a particular host providing a service.
SLIP
Serial Line IP. An Internet protocol used to run IP over serial
lines interconnecting two systems.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol; a protocol that allows
management information about an object to be inspected or
altered by SNMP management stations.
Subnet Mask
A number used to mathematically “mask” or hide the IP
addresses on the network by eliminating those parts of the
address that are alike for all the machines on the network.
Syslog
A TCP/IP node designated to receive events or errors.
TBCP
Tagged Binary Communications Protocol; a protocol used on
Hewlett-Packard printers.
TCP Port
Numbers
Port number within the control of the Transaction Control
Process.