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NP5430 11g Wireless PC Card User Guide
Infrastructure Network
An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other
devices, each with a wireless adapter, connected as an 802.11
wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices
communicate with each other and to a wired network by first
going through an access point. An infrastructure wireless
network connected to a wired network is referred to as a Basic
Service Set (BSS). A set of two or more BSS in a single network
is referred to as an Extended Service Set (ESS). Infrastructure
mode is useful at a corporation scale, or when it is necessary to
connect the wired and wireless networks.
IP Address
In the most widely installed level of the Internet Protocol (IP)
today, an IP address is a 32-binary digit number that identifies
each sender or receiver of information that is sent in packet
across the Internet. When you request an HTML page or send e-
mail, the Internet Protocol part of TCP/IP includes your IP
address in the message (actually, in each of the packets if more
than one is required) and sends it to the IP address that is
obtained by looking up the domain name in the Uniform
Resource Locator you requested or in the e-mail address you're
sending a note to. At the other end, the recipient can see the IP
address of the Web page requester or the e-mail sender and can
respond by sending another message using the IP address it
received.
IPCONFIG
A utility that provides for querying, defining and managing IP
addresses within a network. A commonly used utility, under
Windows NT and 2000, for configuring networks with static IP
addresses.
ISP
An ISP (Internet service provider) is a company that provides
individuals and companies access to the Internet and other
related services such as Web site building and virtual hosting.
LAN
A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and
associated devices that share a common communications line and
typically share the resources of a single processor or server
within a small geographic area (for example, within an office
building).
MACAddress
The MAC (Media Access Control) address is your computer's
unique hardware number.
mIRC
mIRC runs under Windows and provides a graphical interface for
logging onto IRC servers and listing, joining and leaving channels.
Network Mask
also known as the "Subnet Mask."
