Installation guide

376 choose
choose To pick an item that begins an action.
configuration The way a computer, server, or
You often choose a command on a menu to perform
a task, and you choose an icon to start an
application.
local area network is set up, including both
hardware and software. LAN Manager software
configuration is stored in the LANMAN.INI and
PROTOCOL.INI files.
click To position the mouse pointer on a screen
element, and then press and release the left mouse
button. See also double-click.
configure To set up the computer system so
that the computer and all peripheral devices can
work together. If the computer is part of a
network, this can include loading the appropriate
software and establishing the necessary hardware
and software connections.
client A computer that accesses shared network
resources provided by another computer. See also
client-server applications, server.
client-server applications Applications that use
connected user A user accessing a computer or
the capabilities that use the capabilities of both
your workstation (the client) and the server to
perform a task. The client portion of the application
is typically optimized for user interaction, whereas
the server portion provides the centralized multi-
user functionality.
a resource across the network.
connection The software link between a
workstation and a shared resource on a server. A
connection can be made by assigning a local
devicename on the workstation to a shared
resource on a server. A connection also can be
made when the resource is accessed by using a
network pathname with a command-line
command or from an application. See also
devicename, network path, session.
command button A command name enclosed
in angle brackets at the bottom of a
LAN Manager Screen or a dialog box (for
example, the Zoom button.) Choosing a command
button carries out a task or leads to another dialog
box.
continue To restart a LAN Manager service that
was paused. See also pause.
communication device A piece of hardware
attached to a serial port of a computer. Examples
include modems, serial printers, and image
scanners.
controller See domain controller.
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default A value coded into the LAN Manager
computername A unique name that identifies a
software and automatically used by a utility or
program. For LANMAN.INI entries, the default
value of an entry is assumed when the entry is
missing from LANMAN.INI.
computer to the network. The name cannot be the
same as any other computername or domain name
in the network, and cannot contain spaces. In a
network path, a server’s computername is preceded
by two backslashes (for example, \\SALES or
\\MARKET.SERVE).
demand loading The loading of protocols into
the computer’s memory on an as-needed basis.
CONFIG.SYS A system configuration file for
destination directory The directory to which
OS/2 and MS-DOS, that customizes the way the
operating system runs on a particular computer.
See also LANMAN.INI, PROTOCOL.INI.
you intend to copy or move one or more files.