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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