Index_N

N

N-Series connectors, 22, 23, 538

.NAM extension, 215

name caches, nbtstat for, 177, 177

name resolution, 534

in TCP/IP, 136

DNS for, 138–140

HOSTS for, 138

Internet domain organization in, 136–137

WINS for, 140–142

in Transport layer, 84

name space modules, NLMs for, 215

name tables, nbtstat for, 178

names, 253

in AppleTalk, 93

for groups, 256

in IPX/SPX, 91

for maintenance accounts, 359–360

in NetBEUI, 92

in Novell NetWare, 215

for printers, 255

for servers, 253–255

in TCP/IP, 89

for test and service accounts, 256

for user accounts, 255–256

NAT (network address translation), 142, 370, 534

National Computing Security Center (NCSC), 380, 534

National Security Agency (NSA), 534

navigation in FTP, 183

NBF (NetBIOS Frame), 140

nbtstat utility, 174–175, 534

-a switch, 175–177

-A switch, 177

-c switch, 177–178, 177

-n switch, 178, 178

-r switch, 178–179

-R switch, 179

-r switch, 179

-S switch, 179–180, 180

-s switch, 180, 180

NCP (NetWare Core Protocol), 121, 536

NCSC (National Computing Security Center), 380, 534

NDC (Network and Dial-up Connectivity) program, 293–294, 294

NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification), 140, 145–146

NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services), 537

NDPSMGR.NLM file, 215

NDS (Novell Directory Services), 537

NDS tree, 219, 219, 534

nearline sites, 411, 535

.net domain, 137

NetBEUI protocol, 85, 91–92, 140, 535

NetBIOS (network basic input/output system), 140–141, 536

NetBIOS Frame (NBF), 140

NetBIOS name table, nbtstat for, 175–177

NetManage setup window, 354

NetRanger software, 379

netstat utility, 167–169, 535

-a switch, 169

-e switch, 169–171

-n switch, 173

-p switch, 174

-r switch, 171, 171

-s switch, 172–173

NetWare Administrator program, 220–221, 220, 535

NetWare Client for Mac OS, 223

NetWare Client for OS/2, 223

NetWare Core Protocol (NCP), 121, 536

NetWare Link Services Protocol (NLSP), 80, 120, 536

NetWare Loadable Modules (NLMs), 213–216, 214, 536

NetWare operating system. See Novell NetWare

Network Access layer, 111

network address translation (NAT), 142, 370

network addressing in Network layer, 76–78, 77

Network and Dial-up Connectivity (NDC) program, 293–294, 294

network attached storage, 10–11, 536

network basic input/output system (NetBIOS), 140–141, 536, 538

network-centric directory services, 220

network-centric operating systems, 536

Network dialog box, 289, 350, 355

Network Driver Interface Specification (NDIS), 140, 145–146

Network File System (NFS), 84, 536

network interface cards (NICs), 35, 60, 60, 536

diagnostics for, 287–288, 537

hardware loopbacks for, 491, 491

in installation, 271

installing, 278–279

antistatic enclosures in, 281

card insertion, 281–282

DIP switches for, 284–285, 285

drivers for, 287

EEPROM chips for, 285–286

IRQs and memory addresses for, 280–281

jumpers for, 282–284, 283

physical inspection for, 279–280

Plug-and-Play standard for, 286

resource conflicts in, 287

slot cover removal in, 281

testing, 287–288

link lights for, 459–460

Network layer, 55–56, 536

concepts in, 76–81, 77, 79

devices in, 81–82

network media, 12, 536

network numbers in IPX/SPX, 119

network operating systems (NOSs), 6, 208, 537

exam essentials for, 242–243

key terms for, 243

Macintosh OS, 237–241

Novell NetWare. See Novell NetWare

summary, 241–242

Unix, 234–237

Windows NT. See Windows NT

network portion of network addresses, 77–78

network segment in IPX/SPX, 90

network software diagnostics, 493

Network Support Encyclopedia (NSE), 488, 537

Network Time Protocol (NTP), 118

networking protocols

AppleTalk, 92–93

IPX/SPX, 89–91

NetBEUI, 91–92

TCP/IP, 87–89

networks, 536

NFS (Network File System), 84, 536

NICs. See network interface cards (NICs)

NLMs (NetWare Loadable Modules), 213–216, 214, 536

NLSP (NetWare Link Services Protocol), 80, 120, 536

No NOS Unrecoverable code, 477

node numbers in IPX/SPX, 119

node portion of network addresses, 77–78

noise, line, 419, 531

non-unicast packets, 170, 537

NOSs (network operating systems), 6, 208, 537

exam essentials for, 242–243

key terms for, 243

Macintosh OS, 237–241

Novell NetWare. See Novell NetWare

summary, 241–242

Unix, 234–237

Windows NT. See Windows NT

notification policies, 390–391

Novell Client for Windows 3.x, 223

Novell Client for Windows 95/98, 223

Novell Client for Windows NT, 223

Novell Directory Services (NDS), 537

Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS), 537

Novell NetWare, 208–209

clients for, 222–223, 351–353

design issues in, 221–222, 222

directory services in, 218–221, 219–220

firewalls for, 374

integration with Windows NT, 225–226, 226

interoperability with, 213

log files, 471

Abend Log file, 472–475

Console Log file, 471–472, 472

Server Log file, 475–479

NLMs for, 213–216, 214

scalable hardware requirements in, 211–212

third-party support for, 212–213

user interfaces for, 209–210, 210

versions of, 216

NetWare 3.x, 216–217, 535

NetWare 4.x, 217, 535

NetWare 5, 218, 535

NetWare 386, 216

workstation configuration, 295–296, 295

Novell NetWare Client, 351–352

Novell Support Connection, 537

NSA (National Security Agency), 534

NSE (Network Support Encyclopedia), 488, 537

nslookup utility, 194–195, 538

NT. See Windows NT

NT Directory Service (NTDS), 230–232, 231, 538

NTP (Network Time Protocol), 118

NWCONFIG.NLM file, 215