Dns; Time Server - Compaq t1000 - Terminal Thin Client PC Network Installation Manual

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Chapter 2

DNS

DNS is a protocol designed for converting the relatively easy-to-remember
descriptive machine/terminal names into IP addresses, which is their actual
representation on the Internet/intranet. Although DNS is not required for the
terminals to be functional, its use is strongly recommended. For example
www.name.com is a lot easier to remember than a string of numbers
(nnn.n.nnn.nnn).
Many web sites have hard-coded names in their web pages, so if DNS is not
configured, you will be able to get to the initial page but images and/or links on that
page might not be resolved. Also, if DNS is not configured, you will need to
configure every terminal's hosts database via the Select | System | Setup |
Connectivity | Internet dialog box or use IP address notation for every user action
that requires a computer name (such as e-mail addresses, POP3 server, Web
access, etc.).

Time Server

Time Service supports the Internet Standard Time Protocol (see RFC 868). There
are many locations on the Internet that provide time server information. If a time
server is not available the user can set the time manually, but this will have to be
performed every time the user logs in to the terminal. E-mail and some Web pages
require the time, and time is displayed in the terminal's task bar; otherwise, time is
not used by the terminal.