The Ack packet informs the PE that initiated a message that the destination PE accepted the message.

The process by which two computers (or a computer and a switch) connected by gigabit Ethernet determine the speed and other parameters with which they will communicate.

A flat metallic disk that contains information that you can view and copy onto your own hard disk; you cannot change or add to the disk. CD-ROM is short for compact disc read-only memory.

A communication network used to connect computers.

A communication rate of 2^30 bits per second.

Any system connected to the network.

The name that uniquely identifies each host (system) on the network.

A number that uniquely identifies each host (system) on a TCP/IP network.

The SGI version of the UNIX operating system.

Light-emitting diode, a light on a piece of hardware that indicates status or error conditions.

Medium Access Control; also called the physical layer.

The physical address of the gigabit Ethernet board, which is distinct from the IP address.

An online document that describes how to use a particular IRIX command. Also called reference page.

Network Information Service, a distributed database mechanism for user accounts, host names, mail aliases, and so on.

Peripheral Component Interconnect, a bus specification. The PCI bus is a high-performance local bus used to connect peripherals to memory and a microprocessor. A wide range of vendors make devices that plug into the PCI bus.

See man (manual) page.

A standard networking protocol that is included in the IRIX software.