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Glossary
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neighbor
(1) In OSPF, two routers that have interfaces to a common network are neighbors. On
multiaccess networks, neighbors are dynamically discovered by the OSPF Hello protocol.
(2) In Multichassis PPP, PortMasters in the same Multichassis PPP domain.
netmask
A 32-bit number that distinguishes the portion of an IP address referring to the network
or subnet from the portion referring to the host. Compare
subnet mask .
netmask length
A number between 0 and 32 preceded by a slash (/) and following an IP address prefix.
The netmask length indicates the number of high-order bits in the prefix that an IP
address must match to fall within the range indicated by the prefix. For example, the
prefix and netmask length 128.0.0.0/8 describe all networks whose IP addresses begin
with 128. See also
IP address prefix .
network
A collection of computers, terminals, and other devices and the hardware and software
that enable them to exchange data and share resources over short or long distances.
network handle
A number assigned to an active socket that can be used to close the socket manually,
rather than by a request from the client.
network interface card
See NIC .
Network Information Service
See NIS .
network layer reachability information
See NLRI .
network management
In the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model, the five functional application areas of
accounting management, configuration management, fault management, performance
management, and security management.