HP Telnet/iX User's Guide (36957-90156)

Glossary 53
Glossary
NS Softwareapplicationproducts
that can be used to access data,
initiate processes, and exchange
information among nodes in the
network. The NS 3000/iX
Network Services include RPM,
VT, RFA, RDBA, and NFT.
NS 3000/iX Link Software and
hardware that provides the
connection between nodes on a
network. Some of the NS 3000/iX
links available are the ThinLAN
3000/iX Link and its ThickLAN
option, the DTC/X.25 iX Network
Link, FDDI, Token Ring, and the
NS Point-to-Point 3000/iX Link.
NS 3000/iX Network Services
Software applications that can be
used to access data, initiate
processes, and exchange
information among nodes in a
network. The services are RPM,
VT, RFA, RDBA, and NFT.
P
privileged mode capability
assigned to accounts, groups, or
users allowing unrestricted
memory access, access to
privileged CPU instructions, and
the ability to call privileged
procedures
probe protocol An HP protocol
used by NS 3000/iX IEEE 802.3
networks to obtain information
about othernodesonthenetwork.
It provides name to IP address
resolution, and IP to IEEE 802.3
address resolution.
protocol A set of rules that
enables two or more data
processing entities to exchange
information. In networks,
protocols are the rules and
conventions that govern each
layer of network architecture.
They define what functions are to
be performed and how messages
are to be exchanged.
R
remote host Thesystemthatthe
Telnet session is going to, from
your local host. This is the host
running the Telnet server
software.
remote node A node on an
internetwork other than the node
you are currently using or
referring to
RSLVSAMP.NET.SYS Sample
initialization file for the domain
name resolver.
RESLVCNF.NET.SYS An
initialization file for the domain
name resolver. It contains
information needed by the
network to determine how to
resolve a domain name to an IP
address.
S
Server A Telnet server provides
inbound Telnet access to a remote
host.
SERVICES.NET.SYS The
services name data base file
which associates official service