MAC address

Media Access Control. A MAC address is a 48-bit number programmed into each local area network interface card (NIC) at the time of manufacture. LAN packets contain destination and source MAC names and can be used by bridges to filter, process, and forward packets. 8:0:20:9e:51:cf is an example of a MAC address. See also Ethernet address

managed object

An object monitored by the Sun Management Center software.

mobile token

If mobile sessions are enabled, a user can log into an existing session from different locations without a smart card, in which case the user name is associated with the session. This type of pseudo-token is called a mobile token.

mobility

For the purposes of the Sun Ray Server Software, the property of a session that allows it to follow a user from one client to another within a server group. On the Sun Ray system, mobility requires the use of a smart card or other identifying mechanism.

modules

Authentication modules are used to implement various site-selectable authentication policies.

MPPC

Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression protocol.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit, used to specify the number of bytes in the largest packet a network can transmit.

multicasting

The process of enabling communication between Sun Ray servers over their Sun Ray network interfaces in a failover environment.

multihead

A type of multiple monitor configuration that enables you to merge and control multiple Sun Ray Client screens or heads, using a single keyboard and mouse attached to a primary client. The clients must be configured into a multihead group.

multi-monitor

A type of multiple monitor configuration that supports multiple monitors connected to the dual video connectors on a Sun Ray 2FS or Sun Ray 3 Plus Client. By using RandR 1.2, the multiple monitors are managed as one display.

multiplexing

The process of transmitting multiple channels across one communications circuit.