D Glossary - Printronix Integrated Network Interface Card User Manual

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Glossary
ARP
bps
Centronics
daemon
default router
destination
DHCP
Download Mode
DNS
Address Resolution Protocol. Associates a
selected IP address with a network device
Ethernet address.
Bits per second.
Parallel port interface standard found on
most printers.
A continuously running process that
handles system-wide functions like print
spooling.
Local device that forwards any IP packets
destined for another subnet.
Logical print queue on the NIC to which
hosts send their print jobs. There are eight
destinations by default.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Allows a network device to discover its IP
address dynamically upon bootup. The IP
address does not need to be stored within
the device itself permanently.
Refers to the condition of the NIC when in
a startup condition, downloading
configuration information.
Domain Name Server. Host providing
responses to queries for a given host
name IP address.
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