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Glossary
Glossary
This is the glossary of terms relating to the usage of your MultiCom Firewall.
Other terms relating to Internet Security can be found in RFC2828.
100Base-T
A networking standard (IEEE 802.3u) that allows for data transfer rates of up to
100 megabits per second between 2 or more devices. It is also referred to as Fast
Ethernet. This standard frequently uses the same cable connectors (RJ45) as does
its slower counterpart 10Base-T.
10Base-T
A networking standard that allows for data transfer rates of up to 10 megabits per
second between 2 or more devices. It is also referred to as twisted pair ethernet
because it uses twisted pairs of cable. The standard cable for the 10Base-T
standard uses an RJ45 connector.
Action
The activity to occur when a specified data packet matches a filtering table entry.
When configuring filtering you describe a type of data packet to watch for and
then the “action” that is to occur to it when found.
The actions available are