IPX/SPX Configuration and Management Manual

Glossary
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Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). A Microsoft application program interface (API) for
connecting to a database. The ODBC interface allows programmers to write a single set
of code to access different Structured Query Language (SQL) databases. The NonStop™
Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) Server is a Compaq software product that
processes ODBC requests. It replaces the Compaq SQL Server Gateway product.
Outside View with Tandem Terminal Emulator (TTE). A Compaq software product that
includes several types of terminal emulators that run on a PC with the Microsoft
Windows operating system. Outside View with TTE provides a 65xx connection and
Information Xchange Facility (IXF)
file transfer to a NonStop™ Himalaya S-series
server.
packet. The unit of data sent across a packet-switching
network. While some Internet
literature uses it to refer specifically to data sent across a physical network, other
literature views the Internet as a packet-switching network and describes IP datagrams
as packets.
packet-switching. A technique in which messages are broken into smaller units, each called
a packet
, that can be individually addressed and routed through the network. The
receiving-end node ascertains that all the packets are received and in the proper
sequence before forwarding the complete message to the addressee.
Pathway Open Environment Toolkit (POET). A set of programs and utilities that assists in
the creation and running of client/transaction server applications for NonStop™
Himalaya S-series servers. POET can be used to build clients that run on a PC platform.
Pathway/TS. A transaction processing (TP) product that supports requester programs that
run in the Guardian environment and communicate with terminals and intelligent
devices. It requires the services of NonStop™ Transaction Services/MP (NonStop™
TS/MP).
PC6530 Terminal Emulator (PCT). A Compaq program that runs on an IBM-compatible
PC with the MS-DOS operating system and emulates a 6530 terminal.
PCONSOLE. A NetWare print console utility used to create, configure, and monitor print
queues, print servers, and shared network printers. It can be run by any network user;
however, specific tasks can only be performed by certain types of users.
PCT. See PC6530 Terminal Emulator (PCT)
.
physical interface (PIF). The hardware components that connect a system node to a
network.
PIF. See physical interface (PIF)
.
ping. Packet Internet Groper. A program used to test the reachability of another machine on
the network. The ping program sends an echo request to a specified machine and waits
for a reply.
POET. See Pathway Open Environment Toolkit (POET)
.