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User’s Guide Glossary
LAN know these addresses; th
public IP address when talking to a computer on your LAN.
A group of computers that are connected together, allowing
them to communica
e outside world sees only the
network
te with each other and share resources,
network mask
t this bit" while bits set to 0 mean
network mask
NIC
des
interface to your network cabling. For Ethernet
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estination address).
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t (or Inter-Network) Groper
hether the host associated with an
port
PPP
IP
PP called PPPoA and PPPoE.
PPPoA
tocol over ATM
ou can define for a
E
l over Ethernet
r
remote
or example, an employee
ogs in to the company’s intranet is a
s
.
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such as software, files, etc. A network can be small, such as
a
LAN
, or very large, such as the
Internet
.
A network mask is a sequence of bits applied to an IP
address to select the network ID while ignoring the host ID.
Bits set to 1 mean "selec
"ignore this bit." For example, if the
255.255.255.0 is applied to the IP address 100.10.50.1, the
network ID is 100.10.50, and the host ID is 1. See
binary, IP
address, subnet
.
Network Interface Card
An adapter card that plugs into your computer and provi
the physical
NICs this is typically an RJ-45 connector. See
Ethernet, RJ
45
.
packet
Data transmitted on a network consists of units called
packets. Each packet contains a payload (the data), plus
overhead information such as where it came from (source
address) and where it should go (d
pin
Packet Interne
A program used to verify w
IP address is online. It can also be used to reveal the IP
address for a given domain name.
A physical access point to a device such as a computer or
Router, through which data flows into and out of the device.
Point-to-Point Protocol
A protocol for serial data transmission that is used to carry
(and other protocol) data between your ISP and your
computer. The WAN interface on the Wireless ADSL2+
Router uses two forms of P
See
PPPoA, PPPoE
.
Point-to-Point Pro
One of the two types of PPP interfaces y
Virtual Circuit (VC), the other type being PPPoE. You can
define only one PPPoA interface per VC.
PPPo
Point-to-Point Protoco
One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a
Virtual Circuit (VC), the other type being PPPoA. You can
define one or more PPPoE interfaces per VC.
protocol
A set of rules governing the transmission of data. In order fo
a data transmission to work, both ends of the connection
have to follow the rules of the protocol.
In a physically separate location. F
away on travel who l
remote user.
RIP
Routing Information Protocol
The original TCP/IP routing protocol. There are two version
of RIP: version I and version II
Registered Jack Standard-11
The standard plug used to connect telephones, fax
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