NetBEUI (NetBIOS Extended User Interface), 592, 669, 849
NetBIOS (Network Basic Input/Output System), 592, 669, 849
NETLOG.TXT (Win9x), 651
Network adapters, 195
Network Connections, 818–819
Network drives, 135
Network Identification tab of System applet, 27
Network installation of
Windows 2000, 718–720
Windows NT, 684
Windows XP, 799–801
Network layer, OSI reference model, 584
Network redirector, 586–587
Network Setup Wizard, 818–819
Networks
administration and Windows NT, 692–697
Application Server, 587
Authentication Server, 587
bridges, 593–594
bus topology, 588–589
Communications Server, 587
CSMA/CD access control, 582, 589
Database Server, 587
hubs, 585
ICMP, 594
IEEE 802 specifications, 567, 568–570, 582–583
Internet and Windows 2000, 737–743
Internet and Windows ME, 773–784
Internet and Windows XP, 818–823
ipconfig command, 591, 668, 818
IPCONFIG utility, 704
ipconfig/all command (DOS), 591
IPX/SPX, 592
LAN, 585
NetBEUI, 592, 669
NetBIOS, 592, 669
network redirector, 586–587
network, defined, 585
NICs, 595–596
OSI reference model, 583–585
OSPF protocol, 594
peer-to-peer networks, 586
ping command (DOS), 591, 603
Print Server, 587
protocols, 591–593
repeater, 589, 604
ring topology, 582, 590
RIP, 594
routers, 594
server-based networks, 586–587
signal bounce, 589
SMB (Server Message Block), 592
star topology, 562, 589–590
switches, 594–595
TCP/IP, 591–592
token passing, 590
topologies, 588–590
tracert command (DOS), 591
troubleshooting and test tips, 603–604
UNC (Universal Naming Convention), 587
via parallel cable, 552
via serial cable, 554
WAN, 585
Web Server, 587
Windows 9x, 668–670
winipcfg command (DOS), 591
Nibble mode, parallel communications, 502
NiCAD batteries, 483
NICs (Network Interface Cards)
adapters, 195
built-in chipset support, 424
described, 6, 595–596, 849
memory address, 468
NiMH batteries, 483
NLX (InterLex) motherboard, 397, 850
NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol), 740, 850
Noises
hard drive failure and, 148
optical drives and, 170
power supply problems and, 102–103
troubleshooting and, 297
Nonvolatile memory, 440, 442
Norton Antivirus (Symantec), 63
Norton System Words (Norton), 256
Notebooks. See Laptops or notebooks
NSLOOKUP command 706
NT Server vs. NT Workstation, 680–683
NTBACKUP.MSI, 808
NTBOOTDD.SYS, 708
NTDETECT.COM, 708
NTFS file system
converting to, from FAT, 314–315
described, 134, 850
FDISK incompatibility, 136
NTFS partitions, 146, 150, 686
NTLDR, 691, 708
Null modem cables, 564
Num Lock key, 214, 216
Numbers
converting binary to decimal, 461–463
decimal, binary and hexadecimal equivalents, 463–464