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Glossary and Index D-15
SMTP Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a protocol used to send E-mail
messages over the Internet. pp. 13-2, 13-5, 13-6, 13-8, 13-10, 13-12, A-12.
SNAP See Ethernet_SNAP.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol, a protocol for monitoring
and controlling devices on a network. pp. 1-3, A-12.
Solaris A UNIX operating system developed by Sun Microsystems that
runs on Sun computers and Intel-based PCs. pp. 4-4, 4-8.
Spoofing A method normally associated with AppleTalk in which the print
server simulates a bidirectional communications link by sending back
control information to the printer rather than relying on the printer to send
back this information. p. 6-3, A-8.
Spool Directory On UNIX systems, a directory that contains the names of
files being spooled to a printer. p. 4-5, 4-13.
Spooling In printing applications, spooling is the transfer of data to a
temporary storage area on disk (the print queue) prior to printing. Spooling
allows many jobs to be queued to a single printer. Since printers are
relatively slow devices compared to disk drives, spooling allows a user to
submit a job to the printer and then perform other tasks while the job is
being printed.
SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange, one of the NetWare core protocols.
Used in conjunction with IPX for printing and other applications. Chapter 5.
StreetTalk Name The Banyan VINES naming convention used to identify all
items on the network. Chapter 12.
Subnetwork One of several small networks that are joined together into a
single large network.
Subnet Mask A TCP/IP method of dividing a network into several smaller
subnetworks. pp. 4-18, 4-20, 4-21.
Symbiont Software that handles job queuing and printing on an operating
system.
SYSCON A NetWare utility for managing file servers from a client
workstation.