User Manual “Streaming Client“ - V1.31 - 8. Jan. 2007
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DHCP
Short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a
protocol used to assign an IP address to a device
connected to a Network.
IP
Short for Internet Protocol, the IP is an address of a
computer or other network device on a network using IP
or TCP/IP. Every device on an IP-based network requires
an IP address to identify its location or address on the
network. Example: 192.168.2.10
IPzator
Barix IPzator™ technology is designed for the purpose
that the Barix device can create its own IP address
according to the network structure in case it can’t
receive one from your network. If DHCP, AUTOIP or
BOOTP fail, IPzator will create an IP address within the
subnet and test it. If the address works and is not being
used by another device on the network, it will give the
address to the Barix device.
MAC address
Abbreviation for Medium Access Control, a MAC is a
unique address number formatted in hexadecimal format
and given to each computer and/or network device on a
computer network. Because a MAC address is a unique
address a computer network will not have the same
MAC address assigned to more than one computer or
network device. Example: A1:B2:C3:D4:E5:F6
Netmask
A number used to identify a sub network so that an IP
address can be shared on a LAN (Local Area Network).
A mask is used to determine what subnet an IP address
belongs to. An IP address has two components, the
network address and the host address. For example,
consider the IP address 150.215.17.009. Assuming this is
part of a Class B network, the first two numbers (150.2)
represent the Class B network address, and the second
two numbers (.017.009) identify a particular host on this
network. The Netmask would then be 255.255.0.0 .
Ping
Ping is a basic Internet program that lets you verify that a
particular IP address exists and can accept requests.
Example: ping 192.168.2.10
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