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Glossary
ADSL-Controller
An ADSL-Controller is an electronic hardware module that
allows a computer to access an ADSL line. ADSL-Control-
lers 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
user [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, press the “Ctrl” key
while clicking instead.
Default Gateway
see gateway
DHCP
abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP is a protocol for the dynamic negotiation of the op-
erating parameters for the TCP/IP protocol (TCP is a trans-
port 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 param-
eters 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
has not yet been assigned at the present time. The DHCP
server also informs the client of the IP addresses of the
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