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G-4 PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments
N
netmask.
A bit mask that specifies the local network portion of an IP address,
allowing you to logically subdivide a network
.
NetWare.
A family of LAN operating systems that can join PCs and
Apple Macintosh computers. It supports a large number of topologies
including Ethernet.
network port.
The port physically located on the adapter. It eliminates
the need to use the parallel and serial ports on the printer. The network
port is used to connect to a LAN. See also integrated port.
network printer
. A printer used on a network. In this guide, it refers to a
printer connected to an adapter, receiving jobs as they are sent to the
printer by the adapter.
Network Printer Utility.
A user interface that allows you to configure
print servers and the adapter settings to the network.
nickname.
A name that a network administrator assigns to the adapter. It
is used to identify the location of the printer.
NLM.
Novell NetWare Loadable Module. An optional process used by
Novell NetWare 3.11 to add functions to a file server.
O OS/2.
Operating System/2, a multitasking operating system from IBM.
P packet internet groper (PING).
Software that tests whether an IP
destination can be reached by sending an ICMP echo request and waiting
for a reply.
PCONSOLE.
Novell NetWare Print Console software. PCONSOLE
allows you to control network printing, establish print servers, and set up
print queues.
PING.
See packet internet groper (PING).
Print Monitor Utility. In a Windows NT environment it r
outes print
jobs from the server’s Print Manager program to the printer. In an OS/2
environment, redirects print jobs from the network to the adapter. This
utility includes the basic information for installing and configuring your
adapters.
print queue.
A directory in the server where print jobs are stored
for printing.