Introduction; Overview; What Is The Nic - Printronix Integrated Network Interface Card User Manual

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Overview

This chapter introduces you to the Network Interface Card (NIC)
architecture and special features, as well as providing information
on installation and configuration tools.

What Is The NIC?

The NIC allows you to attach printers on a local area network (LAN)
rather than attaching them directly to a host system. Following
simple configuration steps, these peripherals can be
simultaneously shared with users on the network whether you are
using TCP/IP or NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
The NIC package contains an Ethernet Interface to attach itself and
the printer to the network. The NIC is supplied in one of two forms:
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Introduction

an integrated Ethernet card
an integrated wireless Ethernet card.
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