Glossary accepting The state of a print queue when it allows the submission of new print jobs. If a queue is in the accepting state, the user is able to use the lp or lpr command to submit printer requests. AIX alias Automatic Printer Language IBM's version of the UNIX operating system. A part of the BSD printer subsystem, aliases let you create multiple names for the same print queue. A printer language option for printers that support both PostScript and PCL emulation printer languages. This option gives users the ability to print PostScript, PCL emulation, and ASCII text files to the same print queue. The transmission speed of the serial communication. The sending device speed must match the receiving port speed. A designation for Sun's bidirectional parallel port. This type of destination usually has a device name that resembles /dev.bppxx, replacing xx with the appropriate device number. community name disabled DNS Domain Name System (DNS) enabled external print server See SNMP community name. The state of a print queue when print jobs are held in the print queue. See Domain Name System. Something that resolves IP addresses to hostnames The state of a print queue when print jobs are sent from the print queue to the printer. Hardware used to connect printers to a LAN using either a Token-Ring or Ethernet cable. The external print server allows network connectivity of a parallel or serial printer. firmware firmware level gateway hostname internal print server Internet Protocol (IP) Software that resides in the print server; also called microcode. The version of the firmware. The connection device between the LAN and other equipment, such as computers. Name used to identify a network printer or computer. A card installed inside a printer to connect the printer to the network. A standard protocol that specifies how packets are passed through networks. It identifies the format of the packet and describes how it should be delivered in a seamless manner. Although it is a separate protocol from TCP, it is often referred to as TCP/IP because TCP and IP protocols are often used together. The unique physical address of the printer on a network using TCP/IP protocol. See Local Area Network. Any portion of a LAN that operates independently of, but is connected to, the network by bridges or routers. baud rate BPP device IP address LAN LAN segment 44