link level address | Also referred
to as MAC address or station address. A
link level address is the unique address of the LAN interface card. This
value can be configured in SAM and lanadmin. An example of a link
level address in hexadecimal: 0800090012AB. | Interface
card; can be changed in /etc/rc.config.d/hpbtlanconf file. Refer toTable 3-2 “Fast Ethernet Examples” for sample filenames. | linkloop diagnostic; internals of networking software to uniquely identify
nodes on the LAN; displayed by lanadmin and lanscan diagnostics. |
internet
(IP) address | Also
referred to as IP address. An
internet address is the network address of a computer node. This
address identifies which network the host is on (see network address
description below) and which host it is (see host address description
below). An example of an internet address:
192.6.23.3 | /etc/hosts;
/etc/rc.config.d/netconf. | Typically
used in combination with the network address to form an internet address. HP-UX ifconfig command. |
network address | Also, network
number. The network address
is the network portion of an internet address that represents the
local network on which a host exists. The network address is the
same for all nodes on that network. Refer to “Internet
Addresses” in this chapter for a definition of Internet
address classes. If the IP address is 192.6.23.3 (Class
C), and the subnet address is 255.255.255.0, then the network address
portion is 192.6.23. | /etc/networks. Combined
with host address in /etc/hosts. | Routing
facility. Displayed by: netstat -in, netstat -rn, and netstat -rnv. HP-UX ifconfig command. |
host address | Also, host
number. The host address is
that portion of the internet address that is unique to the network.
The host address identifies a particular node on the network. Refer
to “Internet Addresses” in this chapter for a
definition of Internet address classes. If
the IP address is 192.6.23.3 (Class C), and subnet address is 255.255.255.0,
then the host address portion is 3. | Combined
with network address in /etc/hosts. | Typically
used in combination with the network address to form an internet address. HP-UX ifconfig command. |
port address | Also
referred to as TCP port number, UDP
port number, or simply port. A
port address is an address within a host that is used to differentiate
between multiple communication endpoints with the same internet
address and protocol. A port address is associated with a particular service.
Well known port numbers are defined by RFC 923, “Assigned Numbers.” For
example, if your local address is listed as 192.6.23.3.1023, then .1023
is the port address. | /etc/services. | Service requests. Displayed
by netstat -an. |
socket address | A socket
address is declared in processes defined by the interprocess
communication software. Refer to Using Internet Services for
more information on interprocess communication. Refer to the sockaddr struct in the BSD Sockets Interface Programmer's
Guide for examples. | Socket
address variables. | Interprocess communication. |
system name | Also referred to as
the system host name and system
node name. This
is the name your HP-UX system is known by and is assigned using
the HP-UX uname command. An example of
a system name is: host3. Assigned automatically by the system. | /etc/rc.config.d/netconf (as HOSTNAME variable). | uucp facilities. |
host name node
name | Also known as the Internet
host name and NFS
host name. A
symbolic name associated with an internet address by which a node
can be uniquely identified. An example
of a host name is: host3. Assigned by using the hostname command. | /etc/hosts ;
/etc/hosts.equiv (optional);
$HOME/.rhosts (optional) ;
$HOME/.netrc (optional) ;
/usr/adm/inetd.sec (optional) . | All Internet Services. |
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