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Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP), 102
in IIS, 303
network operating system (NOS), 21, 176
installation of, 192193
by network, 220
network printing, 272, 273
setup, 273275
network relationships, 18
network segment, 38
network topology, 38
network workstation, 36
NIC for, 204205
software, 205
network-based firewall, 74
NFS. See Network File System
nibble, 12
NIC. See network interface card
NNTP. See Network News Transfer Protocol
nonplenum cable, 53
normal files, 337
NOS. See network operating system
notification, 165
Novell
BorderManager, 135
eDirectory, 113, 114, 115
Microsoft and, 205
NetWare, 146, 180, 190, 191, 193, 205
protocols of, 105, 106
NT File System (NTFS), 229
NTFS. See NT File System
numbering systems, 1214, 15
O
objectives, 4
octal numbering system, 14
off-site storage, 165166, 168
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model, 16, 2829
layers of, 29, 3032
operating system
guest, 366, 374, 375, 385
host, 366
for SOHO networking, 61
Opteron, 179
Oracle, 20
OSI. See Open Systems Interconnection model
Outlook Web Access, 291293, 294
outputs, 5
ownership, 339
P
packet, 90
packet filtering, 74, 150
packet layer, 31
packet protocols, 3031
packet-switched link, 7980
PAN. See personal area network
partition, 44
by directory service, 114
by hub, 68
partitioning
Fedora Linux, 310311, 314315, 315
WAN, 114
password, 6
changing, 254, 257
definition, 408
Fedora Linux, 327, 328
in IT department narrative, 398
mixed-case, 145
options, 257258
policy for, 409410
security of, 144146
strategies, 326
usability of, 146
Windows Server 2008, 240, 254, 257258, 258
patch cable, 49
payment, 55
PC platform, 200201
pcAnywhere, 26
PCAOB. See Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board
PDC. See primary domain controller
peer-to-peer network, 18, 19
client/server network or, 2023
cons, 2122
dedicated computer, 19
pros, 21
pension fund blackout, 392
performance, 130
client/server network, 22
periodic report, 392
permissions, 147148
with AP process, 400401
assigned, 144
form for, 398
Linux, 340, 340341, 341
no access, 269
for Windows Server 2008, 269
per-seat licensing, 230, 231
per-server licensing, 230, 231
personal area network (PAN), 27
personal loans, 393
perspective, corporate, 46
phoneline networks, 62
physical, 44
physical layer, 30
PID. See process identification number
PING command, 363
pipes, named, 346
plain old telephone service (POTS), 8182
bandwidth of, 84
platform
choice of, 198200
cost analysis for, 200
desktop computer, 198200
Macintosh, 200
PC, 200201
programming language by, 199