Apple Training Series: Mac OS X System Administration Reference, Volume 1

Index

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names

     assigning network names automatically

     resolving name conflicts with Bonjour

names, of computers

     Bonjour name

     computer name

     hostname

namespace, LDAP

NAT (Network Address Translation)

     Gateway Setup Assistant for configuring

     Internet Sharing and

     NAT Services on Mac OS X Server

     overview

natd process

National Security Agency (NSA)

Native mode, Mac OS 9

navigation commands, vi editor

NeST 2nd

nested groups

NetBIOS names, WINS servers

NetInfo

     command-line utilities for accessing

     configuration information stored in 2nd

     GUI for working with

     modifying NetInfo database

     mount records and

     Open Directory server settings in

     overview

     plug-ins for directory service protocols

NetInfo Manager 2nd

netinfod process

netinfolog

netstat 2nd

network access

     controlling

     troubleshooting

Network Address Translation. [See NAT (Network Address Translation)]

network architecture, Mac OS X

     adapting to external changes

     configuration data

     configuring networking

     dynamic network configuration

     ifconfig for configuring network interfaces

     IP address resolution

     kernel role

     overview 2nd

     references

     review

network connection security. [See security, network connection]

network directory service

network file services

     FTP access

     monitoring file-sharing

     overview

     Personal File Sharing

     references

     review

     troubleshooting connection failures

     troubleshooting SMB

     Windows sharing

network file system. [See NFS (network file system)]

network firewalls vs. host firewalls

network homes, third-party directory services

Network icon, in Sidebar

Network Information Service (NIS)

network interface cards

network interfaces

network intrusion detection system (NIDS)

Network Kernel Extensions (NKEs)

Network Mapper (nmap)

Network pane, of System Preferences

network security. [See security, network]

network services

     network connection security and

     troubleshooting

Network Time Protocol (NTP)

network user accounts

Network Utility, Port Scan

networks, managed

     6 to 4 port configuration

     advanced Ethernet options

     advanced IP addressing

     DHCP and

     DNS clients

     finding DHCP servers on subnets

     IP addresses

     IP over FireWire

     IPv6

     launchd process

     multihoming

     overview

     references

     renewing DHCP leases

     review

     troubleshooting

     vs. unmanaged

     xinetd vs. inetd

networks, unmanaged

     address assignments

     adopting Bonjour

     AppleTalk

     Bonjour

     browsing network with DNS Service Discovery

     managed vs. unmanaged networking

     naming

     overview

     references

     review

     troubleshooting Bonjour

NFS (network file system)

     forked files over NFS

     home folders

     locking down access to public servers

     mount command

     querying state of NFS server

     security

NIAgent 2nd

nicl utility 2nd

NIDS (network intrusion detection system)

NIS (Network Information Service)

NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

NKEs (Network Kernel Extensions)

nmap (Network Mapper)

nmbd

nodev option, mount command

non-routable IP addresses

normal users, account categories

nosuid option, mount command

Novell, Mac OS X client integration

NSA (National Security Agency)

nslookup

NTLM, hash vulnerabilities

NTP (Network Time Protocol)