HP Telnet/iX User's Guide (36957-90156)
52 Glossary
Glossary
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network address This can be
either 1) the network portion of
an IP address as opposed to the
node portion, or 2) when referring
to X.25 networks, it is a node's
X.25 address.
network directory A file
containing information required
for one node to communicate with
othernodesin1)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 The collective software and
hardware 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. Network interface
types are LAN, FDDI,
point-to-point (router), X.25,
token ring, SNA, loopback, and
gateway half. The maximum
number of supported NIs is 12,
one of which is reserved for
loopback.
NMCONFIG.PUB.SYS A file
that contains all the network
configuration data for the
HP 3000 Series 900 computer on
which it resides. It includes
information about the DTCs that
can access the system as well as
information about any Network
Services (NS) products running
on the system. This is the only file
name allowed.
NMMAINT Node management
services maintenance utility. A
utility that lists the software
module version numbers for all
HP network products, including
NS 3000/iX. It detects missing or
invalid software modules.
NMMGR Node Management
Services Configuration Manager.
A software subsystem that
enables you to configure DTC
connectivity and network access
parameters for an HP 3000
Series 900 computer.
NMMGRVER Node
management services conversion
utility. A conversion program that
converts configuration files
created with NMMGR from an
earlier version to the latest
format.
node A computer that is part of a
network. The DTC is also
considered to be a node and has
its own address.
node address The node portion
of an IP address
Node Management Services
Configuration Manager See
NMMGR.
node name A character string
that uniquely identifies each
system in a network or
internetwork. Each node name in
a network or internetwork must
be unique; however, a single node
can be identified by more than
one node name.