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Index: P

• Packet Capture Library (libpcap): Capture filters
• packets: Datagrams and packets
• • Datagrams and packets
  • data link layer (7-layer model): Frames and network interfaces
  • envelopes: Frames and network interfaces
  • snoop and: snoop
  • see also datagrams: Datagrams and packets
• .pag files: Map files
• • makedbm utility: Map naming
• page cache: Memory usage
• page mapping system, buffer cache: Client I/O system
• parameters
• • boot parameters
  • • confusion, case study: Boot parameter confusion
    • diskless clients: Managing boot parameters
  • clnt_idle_timeout: Tunable Parameters
  • clnt_max_conns: Tunable Parameters
  • mount
  • • retrans: Timeout period calculation
    • timeo mount: Timeout period calculation
  • nfs_max_threads: Tunable Parameters
  • nfs3_max_transfer_size: Tunable Parameters
  • nfs_nra: Tunable Parameters
  • nfs_shrinkreaddir: Tunable Parameters
  • nfs_write_error_to_cons_only: Tunable Parameters
  • rsize: Tunable Parameters
  • -t timeout: Tunable Parameters
  • tunable: Tunable Parameters
  • wsize: Tunable Parameters
• partitioned networks
• • hardware: Network partitioning hardware
  • and NIS: NIS in a partitioned network
• partitioning
• • diskless clients and: NFS support for diskless clients
  • diskless nodes and: Effects on diskless nodes
  • low-bandwidth networks: Network infrastructure
  • NIS and: NIS in a partitioned network
  • NLM and: Network partition
• passwd file, domains and: Managing multiple domains
• passwd map, root entry: Installing the NIS master server
• passwd.byname map: Files managed under NIS
• • Map naming
• passwd.byuid map: Map naming
• password files
• • maps, generating: Map naming
  • netgroups map and: Netgroups
  • nicknames: Map structure
  • updates: Password file updates
• password hashes, system accounts: Installing the NIS master server
• passwords
• • local files: Working with the maps
  • NIS security and: Password and NIS security
  • • root password: Managing the root password with NIS
  • PROM: Making NIS more secure
  • protecting: Password and NIS security
  • unknown entries: Unknown password entries
  • user updates: Password file updates
• patchadd utility: Dataless clients
• PathName field, NFS log record: NFS server logging
• pathnames, NFS: Pathnames and filehandles
• PC/NFS
• • configuration: Configuring PC/NFS
  • current use: PC/NFS today
  • file permissions: Checking file permissions
  • implementation features: PC/NFS today
  • limitations of: Limitations of PC/NFS
  • mounting filesystems: Mounting filesystems
  • overview: PC/NFS Clients
  • printing: Printer services
  • reasons to use: Why PC/NFS?
  • Samba and: NFS versus SMB (CIFS)
  • usage issues: Common PC/NFS usage issues
  • Windows Network Neighborhood integration: Mounting filesystems
• pcnfsd: Printer services
• performance
• • benchmarking: Benchmarking
  • I/O threads, asynchronous: NFS protocol and implementation
  • NFS, bottlenecks: Identifying NFS performance bottlenecks
  • security and: Security and performance
  • server compensation, slow: Slow server compensation
• performance measuring: Measuring performance
• performance tuning: Network Diagnostic and Administrative Tools
• • bottlenecks: Network Performance Analysis
  • client-side: Client-Side Performance Tuning
  • measuring efforts: Measuring performance
  • server-side: Server-Side Performance Tuning
  • servers: Server tuning
  • • buffers: Memory usage
    • CPU loading: CPU loading
    • cross-mounting filesystem: Cross-mounting filesystems
    • kernel configuration: Kernel configuration
    • memory usage: Memory usage
    • multihomed: Multihomed servers
    • nfsd threads: NFS server threads
    • throughput: Disk and filesystem throughput
• permanent entries, ARP table: IP to MAC address mappings
• permission checking, user information: Preface
• Permission Denied error message: Asynchronous NFS error messages
• permissions
• • mount points, incorrect (debugging case study): Incorrect mount point permissions
  • PC/NFS: Checking file permissions
  • revoking: Enabling transparent access
• physical devices, index numbers (ifconfig): Examining interfaces
• physical link layer (7-layer model): Physical and data link layers
• physical network interface, netstat and: Local network interface
• physical network segments, IP network numbers: Virtual interfaces
• pinging
• • connectivity and: Using ping to check network connectivity
  • testing network: Debugging Network Problems
• platform architecture: Setting up a diskless client
• POINTTOPOINT flag, ifconfig: Examining interfaces
• policies, setting for different systems: Masters, slaves, and clients
• pools, IPv6 addresses: IP Version 6 address pools
• port monitoring, security and: Port monitoring
• port number: Port numbers
• portmap: Internet and RPC server configuration
• portmapper
• • RPC services and: RPC portmapper - rpcbind
  • versions: RPC version numbers
• portmapper daemon: Internet and RPC server configuration
• prefixes, Ethernet interface: IP to MAC address mappings
• presentation layer (7-layer model): The session and presentation layers
• Prestoserve: Disk array caching and Prestoserve
• PrincipleName field, NFS log record: NFS server logging
• printing, PC/NFS: Printer services
• private keys
• • keyserv daemon: Establishing a session key
  • NFS security: Public and private keys
• procedure calls, NIS protocol: The ypserv daemon
• procedures, RPC (NFS): NFS RPC procedures
• • see also RPC: NFS RPC procedures
• processor architecture: Setting up a diskless client
• program numbers, RPC services: Identifying RPC services
• PROM password: Making NIS more secure
• properties, replicas: Properties of replicas
• protocol layer (7-layer model), broadcasts: Ethernet addresses
• protocol stack: Networking overview
• • see also network stack: Networking overview
• protocols
• • ARP: IP host addresses
  • filtering: Protocol filtering
  • IP: Network layer
  • mounts: Setting up NFS
  • networking and: Networking overview
  • NFS, statelessness, design and: Statelessness and crash recovery
  • NIS
  • • procedure calls: The ypserv daemon
  • stateful: TCP and UDP
  • XDR: External data representation
• PRUNE_TIMEOUT parameter, nfslogd daemon: Other configuration parameters
• public key exchange: Public key exchange
• public keys, NFS security: Public and private keys
• publickey map, database sources and: Installing the NIS master server
• published mapping: IP to MAC address mappings
• PWDR: Password file updates

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