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Glossary
ADSL-Controller
An ADSL-Controller is an electronic hardware assambly that
allows a computer to access an ADSL line. ADSL-Controllers
are stationary equipment, included on internal ADSL cards
(for the PCI bus) or in external ADSL modems (with USB or
Ethernet ports).
Alias
Alias means different, else and also known as. An alias is
often a short, catchy substitute for a long, complicated
string of characters, for example, the actual name of the us-
er [email protected] in place of the string
[email protected]. Here the name
J.Smith functions as an alias for 030123456.
context menu
The context menu is a menu that is normally not visible.
The context menu opens only when you click a button, a
graphic or a word with the right mouse button. Depending
on where you clicked, the context menu contains only the
most common menu commands for the given object.
If you are using an Apple computer, click the “Ctrl” while
clicking.
default gateway
see gateway
DHCP
abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP is a protocol for the dynamic negotiation of the oper-
ating parameters for the TCP/IP protocol (TCP is a transport
protocol based on the Internet protocol). The computers of
a local IP network (DHCP clients) access the DHCP server as
part of their operating systems’ start procedure.
The central administration of the TCP/IP operation parame-
ters makes it possible to avoid address conflicts caused by
IP addresses accidentally assigned more than once.
DHCP server
The DHCP server assigns each client an IP address that is
not yet been assigned at the present time. The DHCP server
also informs the client of the IP addresses of the DNS serv-
er to be used and of the default gateway. In assigning the IP
addresses the DHCP server selects from a prescribed pool
of IP addresses.
