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Glossary
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network protocols
The E5810 supports these network protocols: ARP, DHCP, DNS, FTP,
HTTP, ICMP, and RPC
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ARP:
Short for Address Resolution Protocol, a TCP/IP protocol used to
convert an IP address into a physical address (called a DLC address),
such as an Ethernet address.
DHCP:
See DHCP
DNS:
See DNS
FTP:
Abbreviation of File Transfer Protocol, the protocol used on the
Internet for sending files.
HTTP:
Short for HyperText Transfer Protocol, the underlying protocol
used by the World Wide Web. HTTP defines how messages are
formatted and transmitted, and what actions Web servers and browsers
should take in response to various commands.
ICMP:
Short for Internet Control Message Protocol, an extension to the
Internet Protocol (IP) defined by RFC 792. ICMP supports packets
containing error, control, and informational messages. The PING
command, for example, uses ICMP to test an Internet connection.
RPC:
Abbreviation of remote procedure call, a type of protocol that allows
a program on one computer to execute a program on a server computer.
Using RPC, a system developer need not develop specific procedures
for the server. The client program sends a message to the server with
appropriate arguments and the server returns a message containing the
results of the program executed.
P
proxy server
A server that sits between a client application, such as a Web browser,
and a real server. It intercepts all requests to the real server to see if it
can fulfill the requests itself. If not, it forwards the request to the real
server. Proxy servers have two main purposes:
Improve Performance:
Proxy servers can dramatically improve
performance for groups of users, since a proxy server saves the results
of all requests for a certain amount of time. Consider the case where both
user X and user Y access the Web through a proxy server. First user X
requests a certain Web page, which we will call Page 1. Sometime later,
user Y requests the same page.
Summary of Contents for Agilent E5810A
Page 1: ...Agilent E5810A LAN GPIB Gateway for Windows User s Guide ...
Page 2: ......
Page 6: ...Contents 6 ...
Page 15: ...1 E5810 Description ...
Page 33: ...2 Installing the E5810 ...
Page 75: ...3 Using E5810 Web Access ...
Page 85: ...Chapter 3 85 Using E5810 Web Access Viewing and Modifying Configuration ...
Page 108: ...108 Chapter 3 Using E5810 Web Access Other Web Access Functions ...
Page 109: ...4 Troubleshooting Information ...
Page 131: ...A E5810 Specifications ...
Page 136: ...136 AppendixA E5810 Specifications Supported Network Protocols Notes ...
Page 137: ...B Using the Agilent IO Libraries ...
Page 152: ...152 Appendix B Using the Agilent IO Libraries Installing Custom Agilent IO Libraries Notes ...
Page 153: ...C Using the Telnet Utility ...
Page 160: ...160 Appendix C Using the Telnet Utility Telnet Commands for the E5810 Notes ...
Page 161: ...161 Glossary ...
Page 172: ...172 Glossary Glossary Notes ...
Page 176: ...176 Index ...