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Symbols, numbers A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

named, automount usage
named(ADMN)
- operations
- starting with debug signals
- stopping and starting
named-xfer(ADMN), introduced
name resolution, NTP
name server
- administering
- advanced configuration
- basic configuration
- basic utilities and daemons
- caching-only server
- concepts
- configuring a caching-only server
- configuring a primary server
- configuring a remote server
- configuring a secondary server
- debug levels
- debug mode
- domain name space, ``DNS domains and zones'', ``How DNS works'', ``DNS domains and zones''
- domains, ``DNS domains and zones'', ``How DNS works'', ``DNS domains and zones''
- forwarders
- Internet domain structure
- introduced
- logfiles
- looking up addresses
- looking up a name or address
- named
- naming conventions, ``DNS domain and hostnames'', ``DNS domain and hostnames''
- NFS, using with
- nodes
- nslookup(TC), ``DNS utilities and daemons'', ``nslookup interactive commands'', ``nslookup interactive options'', ``Querying a single name or address'', ``Using nslookup''
- other resources
- primary server
- rationale for using
- registering a domain name
- remote server
- resolution, ``DNS resolution'', ``How DNS works'', ``DNS resolution''
- resolv.conf
- resolvers
- secondary server, ``Secondary servers'', ``Secondary servers''
- servers and clients
- server types
- slave mode
- stub service
- troubleshooting, ``Troubleshooting DNS'', ``Administering and troubleshooting DNS''
- understanding
- zones, ``DNS domains and zones'', ``How DNS works'', ``DNS domains and zones''
NCP
- introduced
negotiation
- PPP link negotiation
- PPP troubleshooting
neighbor, gated EGP statement
/net, automount usage, ``Setting advanced automount map options'', ``About automount maps''
NetBEUI, co-residency with IPX/SPX
NetBlazer 1.5, connecting via PPP
netgroups, ``Creating netgroups'', ``About netgroups''
- and NFS
netmask
- reconfiguring, ``Setting interface parameters'', ``Setting interface parameters''
- subnet netmasks, ``Creating subnets'', ``Creating subnets''
- troubleshooting
- use in IP routing
netstat(TC), ``Nonexistent NFS server'', ``Troubleshooting problems with netstat'', ``Troubleshooting NFS''
net status field, routing information table (IPX/SPX)
NetWare
- clients
- designing networks
- file servers
- implementing networks
- introduced
- protocols
- router compatibility
- servers
- transport protocol
- workstations
NetWare Core Protocol. See NCP
NetWare Protocol Stack daemon. See NPSD
network
- data files
- protocols
- server
- system administrator responsibilities
Network Adapter Drivers, introduced
network address field, SAP packet
networked installation
network filesystem clients
Network File System. See NFS
Network Information Service. See NIS
network interface controller. See NIC
network layer, OSI ISO
Network Listing Service (NLS)
Network Lock Manager
- allocating server daemons
- append mode
- atomic write
- block timeout
- configuring
- grace period
- introduced
- mandatory locking
- troubleshooting, ``Troubleshooting failed lock requests'', ``Distributed filesystems''
network number field (IPX/SPX)
- RIP packet
- routing information table (IPX/SPX)
network number (IPX/SPX)
- internal
- routing
networks, monitoring with SNMP
network segments (IPX/SPX)
- number of
- number of hops to reach
- number of node on
- time in ticks to reach
networks, gated OSPF statement
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
- addressing
- association modes, ``NTP association modes'', ``NTP association modes''
- client mode
- clock.txt file
- concepts
- configuration file, ``The NTP configuration file'', ``The NTP configuration file''
- configuration sample file, ``Example ntp.conf file'', ``Example ntp.conf file''
- configuration statements, ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements''
- coordinated universal time
- dispersion
- drift
- driftfile
- glossary
- guidelines
- introduced
- keys file, ``The NTP keys file'', ``The NTP keys file''
- log entries
- masking
- mixed synchronization subnets
- monitoring
- name resolution
- ntpd
- ntpd(ADMN) daemon
- packet
- polling
- precision
- primary server
- query commands
- roundtrip delay
- sample scenarios
- sample subnet
- secondary server
- skew
- slew
- step
- stratum
- synchronization subnet
- testing and tuning
- trap receiver
- troubleshooting
NETx.COM
NFS
- access permissions
- adding users
- anonymous access permissions
- configuration files
- configuring
- daemons
- distributed filesystems
- DNS, using
- exporting
  - access permissions
  - adding export configuration
  - anonymous access permissions
  - introduced
  - modifying export configuration
  - netgroup permissions
  - removing export configuration
  - unexporting
  - viewing status, ``Exporting and unexporting filesystems'', ``Adding, modifying and removing filesystem export configuration''
- exporting filesystems
- handling remote filesystems, ``Clock skew in user programs'', ``Clock skew in user programs''
- importing. See NFS, mounting
- inodes inaccessible
- installing
- introduced, ``How NFS works'', ``Distributed filesystems''
- mounting
  - automount
  - introduced, ``Distributed filesystems'', ``Distributed filesystems''
  - mount options
  - remote filesystem, ``NFS server and client daemons'', ``Remote mount failed'', ``Programs are hung'', ``NFS server and client daemons''
  - security
- mount options. See NFS mount options
- mount table
- name server, using with
- Network Lock Manager. See Network Lock Manager
- NIS, using with
- rationale for using
- remote filesystem incompatibilities
- selecting user IDs
- starting
- stopping
- supported filesystem types
- troubleshooting. See NFS troubleshooting
- unsupported remote operations, ``Distributed filesystems'', ``Distributed filesystems'', ``Distributed filesystems''
- user accounts
- using with automount, ``Distributed filesystems'', ``Distributed filesystems''
- with automount, ``Configuring the NFS automounter'', ``When to use automount''
nfsd(NADM)
nfs_iget: rnode table overflow
NFS mount options
- cache attributes
- hard, ``Programs are hung'', ``NFS filesystem advanced mount options''
- keyboard interruptible
- mount in background
- NFS mount type
- number of retries
- read/write buffer size (bytes)
- soft, ``Programs are hung'', ``NFS filesystem advanced mount options''
- spongy
- SUID and SGID file permissions
- timeout period
- transport protocol
NFS mount type, NFS mount option
NFS server <sys_name> not responding, still trying
nfsstat(NADM), ``Everything works slowly'', ``Troubleshooting NFS''
NFS troubleshooting
- clock skew
- Copy Protection Violation!
- ICMP errors
- network connection faulty
- Network Lock Manager, ``Troubleshooting failed lock requests'', ``Distributed filesystems''
- network problems, ``Programs are hung'', ``Network and server problems''
- NFS server <sys_name> not responding, still trying
- non-existent NFS server
- programs hung
- remote filesystem incompatibilities
- remote mount failed
- retransmission excessive
- rnode table overflow
- RPC_PMAP_FAILURE - RPC_TIMED_OUT
- RPC_PROG_NOT_REGISTERED
- server problems, ``Programs are hung'', ``Network and server problems''
- slow performance
- <sys_name> not in hosts database
- tools
- validation errors
- WARNING: kclt_rcvudata: received T_UDERROR_IND
NIC
- destination address checking
- introduced
NIC field, routing information table (IPX/SPX)
NIC number field, server information table (IPX/SPX)
NIS
- adding servers
- binding, ``NIS binding'', ``Modifying server attributes'', ``Modifying server attributes'', ``automount error conditions''
- binding. See also ypbind(NADM)
- changing master servers
- concepts
- configuring servers
- creating maps, ``Creating new maps'', ``Creating NIS maps''
- daemons
- distributed
  - group accounts
  - user accounts, ``Managing distributed user accounts'', ``About managing users''
- distributed group accounts
- distributed home directories
- distributed user accounts
- domain name problems
- domains, ``Administering an NIS domain'', ``Modifying the NIS domain name'', ``Planning an NIS configuration'', ``Setting up an NIS server'', ``NIS domain''
- error logging
- group accounts
  - distributed
  - local
- initializing, ``Initializing NIS'', ``Initializing NIS'', ``Initializing NIS'', ``Initializing NIS'', ``Initializing NIS''
- introduced, ``Configuring the Network Information Service (NIS)'', ``How NIS works''
- local
  - group accounts
  - user accounts
- local group accounts
- local user accounts
- logfiles, ``Administering NIS logfiles'', ``NIS logfiles''
- maps
  - aliases
  - attributes
  - creating, ``Creating new maps'', ``Creating NIS maps''
  - hosts.byname
  - map list
  - modifying
  - modifying names
  - propagating, ``NIS servers and clients'', ``Administering NIS maps'', ``Distributing maps to nonmaster servers'', ``Modifying server attributes'', ``NIS maps''
  - retrieving
  - timestamp
  - using on clients, ``Using NIS maps in the password file'', ``Using NIS maps in the group file''
- modifying maps
- modifying servers
- netgroups, ``Creating netgroups'', ``About netgroups''
- network problems
- NFS, using with
- nislog, ``Administering NIS logfiles'', ``NIS logfiles''
- planning
- ptmp lock file
- reinitializing
- removing servers
- security, ``Planning an NIS configuration'', ``NIS interaction with security modes''
- server problems
- servers, ``Planning an NIS configuration'', ``Modifying the list of NIS servers'', ``Setting up an NIS server'', ``Enabling an NIS server''
- starting
- stopping
- synchronizing servers
- timestamp
- troubleshooting
- user accounts, ``Managing distributed user accounts'', ``Administering NIS users and groups''
  - distributed, ``Managing distributed user accounts'', ``About managing users''
  - local
- utilities, ``Administering NIS users and groups'', ``Troubleshooting NIS''
- with automount, ``Starting automount'', ``automount error conditions'', ``When to use automount''
NLM. See Network Lock Manager
nlockmgr. See Network Lock Manager
nlogin(PADM)
nlsadmin(ADM)
noac, NFS mount option. See cache attributes, NFS mount option
No available addresses
nobroadcast, gated RIP statement
nocheckzero, gated RIP statement
node address field, SAP packet
Node Check Manager
- adding a node to ping
- configuring alerts
- configuring failure actions
- configuring the interval
- deleting a node
- interface
- introduced
- starting a session
- stopping a session
- viewing the history
nodes, introduced
nodes, IPX/SPX
- number
- receiving
- sending
- service-providing
nogendefault
- gated BGP statement
- gated EGP statement
noinstall, gated static statement
nomodify flag
NON-SHARED files. See CLIENT, files
nopeer flag
noquery flag
noripin, gated RIP statement
noripout, gated RIP statement
noserve flag
nosuid, NFS mount option. See SUID and SGID file permissions, NFS mount option
notrap flag
notrust flag
Novell Virtual Terminal daemon. See NVTD
Novell Virtual Terminal. See NVT
nping(PADM), ``IPX operation'', ``Managing IPX/SPX'', ``Testing IPX/SPX connections (nping)''
- output
NPSConfig parameters
NPSD
- initial values
- introduced
- IPX/SPX operations
nslookup(TC)
- interactive commands
- interactive options
- interactive use
- introduced
- looking up a name or address
- .nslookuprc
- querying a single name or address
ntp.conf
- configuration statements, ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements'', ``NTP configuration statements''
- introduced
- sample file, ``Example ntp.conf file'', ``Example ntp.conf file''
- syntax
ntpd(ADMN)
ntp.keys, sample file, ``The NTP keys file'', ``The NTP keys file''
NTP.MAXSKW
ntpres(ADMN)
NUCFS, NFS exportable filesystem
-null. See automount maps
number of hops field, SAP packet
number of retries, NFS mount option
number of ticks field, RIP packet
nuucp account
NVT
- configuration file
- configuration information
- connections
- disconnection
- introduced, ``How IPX/SPX works'', ``How IPX/SPX works''
- starting
- stopping
- suspended session
- troubleshooting
NVTD
- initial values
- introduced
- IPX/SPX operations
NVT.EXE
nvt_max_logins
nvt_tune.h