Glossary Of Terms Related To NetWare For Small Business
Print Server--A machine that is responsible for sending jobs from NetWare print queues to the printer. The print server could be a file server, a workstation or the printer itself, if it includes a device like Hewlett-Packard Co.'s JetDirect card.

NDS (Novell Directory Service)--NDS is a directory-like X.500 that enables for a logical organization or grouping of your company. A directory service usually provides information such as names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses for people in the directory. NDS is extensible and can provide an information store for other objects, such as computer workstations.

Organization Object--In NDS, the base object for logically grouping other objects is an Organization object. An NDS tree can contain one or more Organization objects.

OU (Organizational Unit)--A container object in NDS. The OU allows you to group your directory information into logical units. Users, printers and other items are contained under an OU. Some typical examples of OU objects are Sales, Marketing and Development.

Router--A device that lets one or more networks communicate with each other. The main function of a router is to forward any network traffic on to its final destination and maintain traffic with a destination apart from your network.

AUTOEXEC.NCF--This file is used by NetWare servers when they boot. You can think of it as an AUTOEXEC.BAT for NetWare. This file typically contains the NetWare Loadable Modules (programs) that need to be loaded on the server when it boots.

SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)--This is the protocol used to deliver e-mail over the Internet.

POP (Post Office Protocol)--POP is a protocol that lets e-mail programs retrieve a user's e-mail from the server. Most current mail clients (Netscape, Eudora, Outlook) support POP3. The e-mail is downloaded to the local client for reading and storage.

IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol)--Like POP, IMAP is a way for mail clients to obtain the mail messages stored on a server. However, unlike POP, IMAP lets users maintain mail on the server instead of downloading it to the client. This makes it easier to access all of your e-mail folders from anywhere.

PCONSOLE--The program used by administrators to manage printing in NetWare. With PCONSOLE, administrators can create or delete print-queue, printer and print-server objects. It also lets users view the print jobs currently waiting in a queue for processing.

NWADMIN--A Windows program used to administer NDS. This program lets administrators create, edit and delete objects such as users and groups in their NDS trees. Third-party developers can write "snap-in" modules that will let you manage additional objects created by these companies.

DNS (Domain Name System)--DNS is a protocol that fosters the translation of human-friendly names into a corresponding IP address (for example, www.cmp.com refers to 192.155.65.242).

ISP (Internet Service Provider)--An ISP provides Internet connectivity (typically via a dial-up modem connection). Most companies can't afford or don't need a direct connection to the Internet. An ISP will also typically maintain your DNS information.