Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (MPE/iX 6.5)

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IEEE 802.3 A standard for a broadcast
local area network published by the
Institute for Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE). This standard is used
for both the ThinLAN and ThickLAN
implementations of the Local Area
Network (LAN).
inetd The Internet server that allows one
daemon to invoke many servers, thus
reducing load on the system. Normally
started at system boot time, only one inetd
can run at any given time.
INETDCNF.NET.SYS The configuration
file for the Internet daemon inetd, which
determines which installed Internet
Services are available to users.
INETDSEC.NET.SYS The optional
security file for inetd, which lets you
control access to individual services to
specific accounts, groups, or users.
internet An aggregation of computer
systems and other types of computing
equipment that share information
according to a set of defined
communications protocols. Local networks,
such as all computer systems linked
together within a company, are typically
linked to other local networks via the
Internet. Or, individual systems which are
not part of a local network, such as a
personal computer or a standalone
business computing system, can exchange
information via the Internet if they are
equipped with the appropriate
communications software and hardware.
Internet Protocol (IP). A set of rules
usedtoroute information between different
local networks in an internetwork, as well
as among nodes in the same local network.
The internet protocol corresponds to layer
three, the network layer, of the OSI model.
See also IP address.
IP address Internet Protocol address. An
address used by the Internet Protocol to
route information. A complete IP address
comprises a network portion and a subnet
portion to identify a specific network, and a
node portion to identify a node within that
network.
L
local host The host system you are
currently working from.
local node Same as host system.
loopback The routing of messages from a
node back to itself.
N
name space The set of possible names
allowed in a given environment. The
POSIX name space, which follows
hierarchical file system syntax (i.e.,
\sys\pub\myfile) is distinct from the
MPE/iX name space, which follows MPE
naming rules (i.e., MYFILE.PUB.SYS).
network address Either the network
portion of an IP address (as opposed to the
node portion) or a node's X.25 address
when referring to X.25 networks.
network directory A file containing
information required for one node to
communicate with other nodes in 1) an
internetwork, 2) an X.25 network, or 3) a
network that contains non-HP nodes. The
active network directory on a node must be
named NSDIR.NET.SYS.
NI See Network Interface.
Network Interface The collection of
software that enables data communication
between a system and a network. A node
possesses one or more network interfaces
for each of the networks to which it
belongs. Examples of network interfaces
include Local Area Networks (LANs),
point-to-point (router), X.25, token ring,