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EEPROM Electrically Erasable/Programmable Read-
Only Memory.
factory defaults Settings shipped with the NIC.
Factory Settings S2 jumper position stating all factory
default settings are to be used while the
NIC is up and running.
Firmware Panic Unrecoverable errors detected by the NIC
firmware force the Print Server into
Firmware Panic mode. Manually reset the
NIC to resume operation.
Flash Stores firmware code and configurable
settings. Allows for upgrades without
replacing hardware inside the NIC.
FTP File Transfer Protocol. Used for
transferring files from one TCP/IP host to
another and used in the upgrade process.
gateway Hardware device that translates data
between two incompatible networks.
gateway address The IP address of a gateway.
Hardware Exception Bus errors, address errors, and illegal
instructions force the NIC into this
NIC non-operational mode.
HTML HyperText Markup Language. Format
used for documents viewable on the World
Wide Web.
ifnum Interface Number. Represents the network
interface. With a NIC, this will always be
“1” for Ethernet.
interface script Unix host filter file that processes the print
job before it is sent over the network to the
NIC.
I/O port Port for attaching peripherals to. The NIC
provides four: PRN1, PRN2, COM1,
COM2.