Index_M

M

MAC (media access control), 533

MAC addresses, 533

in Data Link layer, 64–65, 75

in IPX, 77

in IPX/SPX, 90

in TCP/IP, 87

Mac OS 8 operating system, 239

Mac OS 9 operating system, 239

Mac OS X operating system, 239–240, 240

Macintosh OS, 237

compatibility and interoperability in, 240–241

security in, 241

services in, 241

versions of, 237–240, 238, 240

macro viruses, 437

magnetic tape for backups, 427–428

mail exchange (MX) records, 139, 533

mail relay policies, 392

mail server policies, 392

mail servers, 6

maintenance accounts, renaming, 359–360

manufacturer resources, 487

CD-ROM support, 488

README files, 487

telephone support, 487–488

Web site support, 488–489

Manufacturing Automation Protocol (MAP), 69

MAUs (Multistation Access Units), 63, 63, 70, 534

MDI/MDX port setting, 464

media, 12, 21

coaxial cable, 21–25, 22–24

fiber-optic cable, 30–32, 31–32

testing tools for, 297–298

continuity testers, 298–299

multifunction cable testers, 301–302

optical loss test sets, 300

tone generators, 299–300

wire map testers, 298

twisted-pair cable, 26–30

media access, 65–66, 533

media access control (MAC), 533

media converters, 271, 533

media filters, 271

Member Servers, 231, 533

memory addresses for NIC installation, 280–281

menu-based utilities, 209, 210

mesh topologies, 16–17, 16, 59, 59, 533

Microsoft Active Directory (AD), 230

Microsoft Client for Microsoft Networks, 234

Microsoft Client for NetWare Networks, 234, 351

Microsoft Windows NT. See Windows NT

.mil domain, 137

Mills, David, 118

MIPS R4x00 architecture, 229

mirroring, disk, 420–421, 421

Missing Operating System message, 437

modem policies, 392

modems, 37, 318–320, 533

Monitor utility, 209, 210

MONITOR.NLM utility, 215, 494

monitor viewing policies, 391

monthly backup rotation, 434

Motorola PowerPC architecture, 229

mput command, 185

MSD.EXE tool, 280

multifunction cable testers, 301–302

multiple outlets

in SPSs, 416

in UPSs, 417–418

multiple-server clustering, 410, 533

multiplexing, 28–29, 534

multipoint RF systems, 18, 18, 534

Multistation Access Units (MAUs), 63, 63, 70, 534

MX (mail exchange) records, 139, 533