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Firewire (IEEE 1394) A very fast external bus that supports data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps in
1394a. The name Firewire is trademarked by Apple, which originally
developed the technology. Typically used for peripheral devices such as hard
disks and CD/DVD-ROM drives.
flag A software notation that signals a particular condition or status. Also referred
to as a switch or an option.
FSD (Sun’s File System Driver) Allows Windows to access the Solaris filesystems
through the SunPCi session.
H
hibernate System power state S4, in which power to the system is reduced when the
system is not in use. See also Stand By.
I
.ini file Configuration file created the first time SunPCi software is started.
internal monitor Sun system monitor. SunPCi session is displayed in an X-window, using the
Sun monitor as the display device. Also called system monitor. See also
external monitor.
L
localhost The system in which the SunPCi card and software are installed.
M
MAC address (Media Access Control address) A hardware address that uniquely identifies
each node of an Ethernet network. Typically not used by the end-user.
master.ini File written in /etc. that contains information about the SunPCi hardware.