Network Terms "G"

Gateway

A gateway is a generic term used to describe any device that connects one administratively managed network with another. For example, a gateway connects a business network to the Internet. The gateway device controls the flow of data between the two networks. In addition, the term gateway is often used to describe a specialized device that translates data sent between two networks using different protocols.

Gateway Services for NetWare (GSNW)

A Windows 2000 service that allows a Windows 2000 server to use file and print resources on a NetWare server.

Global catalog server

A Windows 2000 domain controller that stores at least partial replicas of each partition in the forest. The partial replicas are read-only and make it possible to search the Active Directory database on a forest-wide basis.

Gopher

A protocol that makes it easier to browse resources on the Internet by displaying Internet resources in a menu structure.

GPC (Group Policy Container)

The portion of a Group Policy Object (GPO) that is stored in Active Directory.

GPO (Group Policy Object)

An Active Directory object that contains user-specific and/or computer-specific settings that Windows 2000 must enforce.

Gpotool.exe

A command-line Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit tool that lets you check replication status of Group Policy Objects (GPOs) on a computer.

Gpresult.exe

A command-line Windows 2000 Server Resource Kit tool that lists the group policy settings applied to a particular user or computer.

GPT (Group Policy Template)

The portion of a Group Policy Object (GPO) that is stored on the domain controller's file system.

Group account

A group of users that have common privileges only in the domain which they were created. Local groups can contain both users and global groups. Global groups are lists of user accounts from within a single domain. A global group can include user accounts from only the domain in which the global group was created.

Group Policy

The primary Windows 2000 desktop administration feature. Use Group Policy to create Group Policy objects to control and manage users' computing environments. This includes desktop features such as Start menu options, shortcuts, and available applications, as well as security settings, home folder assignments, auditing, and more.

Group Policy Container (GPC)

The portion of a Group Policy Object (GPO) that is stored in Active Directory.

Group Policy Creator Owners Group

A domain global group that lets members create Group Policy Objects (GPOs) within the domain.

Group Policy Object (GPO)

An Active Directory object that contains user-specific and/or computer-specific settings that Windows 2000 must enforce.

Group Policy Snap-In

A Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that lets you view and edit settings for a Group Policy Object (GPO). Also called the Group Policy Editor.

Group Policy Template (GPT)

The portion of a Group Policy Object (GPO) that is stored on the domain controller's file system.

GSNW (Gateway Services for NetWare)

A Windows 2000 service that allows a Windows 2000 server to use file and print resources on a NetWare server.

Guest

A built-in account that is used to give occasional users the ability to log on and access limited resources.

Guests

Members of the local Guest group on workstations and servers have limited rights. They can maintain a profile on a Windows 2000 workstation, but they cannot manage local groups.