Index

Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.

A

A (address) records, 139

Abend Log file, 472–475

access, 348. See also security

client selection in, 349–355

to network resources, 349

access control lists (ACLs), 365–366, 365, 512

accounts

anonymous, 358

disabling, 357–358, 394

limiting connections in, 359

lockouts, 362–363

maintenance, 359–360

naming conventions for, 255–256

policies for, 391

ACK (acknowledgment) messages, 512

in connection-oriented services, 83, 83

in TCP, 112

ACLs (access control lists), 365–366, 365, 512

active caching, 135

Active Directory, 512

active hubs, 62, 269, 512

active intruder detection, 379

active monitors, 512

active protection lights, 413

ActiveX programs, 440

AD (Active Directory), 230

ad hoc RF systems, 17, 17, 513

adapters

defined, 512

in Windows 9x workstation configuration, 290

address (A) records, 139, 513

Address Resolution Protocol (ARP), 87–88, 118, 164–165

ARP table in, 165, 513

operation of, 165–167

addresses, 513

in AppleTalk, 92–93

in Data Link layer, 64–65, 75

IP. See IP addresses

in IPX/SPX, 90

in NetBEUI, 92

in Network layer, 76–78, 77

in TCP/IP, 87–88

ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), 325, 513

Advanced tab, 147

AirPort product, 19

alias records, 139

Alpha AXP architecture, 229

American Registry of Internet Numbers (ARIN), 125

American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII), 86

analog connections, 278

anonymous accounts, 358

antistatic enclosures, 281

antivirus software, 437–441, 513

AnyLAN standard, 30, 513

AppleTalk protocol, 92–93

Application layer, 54, 86, 513

Application Log file, 264, 486–487, 486

application protocols in TCP/IP, 116–121, 119

application servers, 6

application support subsystems in Windows NT, 227–229, 228

ARCNet, 513

ARIN (American Registry of Internet Numbers), 125

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol), 87–88, 118, 164–165

ARP table in, 165, 513

operation of, 165–167

ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), 86

ASCII file type in FTP, 183–184

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL), 325, 513

asynchronous transfer mode (ATM), 329–330, 513

Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) connectors, 22, 275

Attachment Unit Interface (AUI) port, 61, 514

Audit Policy dialog box, 484

audits, 389, 483–485

AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) connectors, 22, 275

AUI (Attachment Unit Interface) port, 61, 514

automatic account lockouts, 362–363