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GL-10 Netopia ISDN Router Reference Guide
telephone wall cable: 2-pair, 4-pair, or 8-pair, 22- or 24-gauge solid
copper wire cable. Telephone wall cable is sometimes called
telephone station cable or twisted-pair cable.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol/Internet Protocol): A
protocol used to transfer files between IP nodes. TFTP is often used
to transfer firmware and configuration information from a UNIX
computer acting as a TFTP ser ver to an IP networking device, such
as the Netopia ISDN Router.
thicknet: Industr y jargon for 10Base-5 coaxial cable, the original
Ethernet cabling.
thinnet: Industr y jargon for 10Base-2 coaxial cable, which is
thinner (smaller in diameter) than the original Ethernet cabling.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol): A TCP/IP protocol describing how
packets reach applications in destination nodes.
U interface: The inter face on local ISDN equipment where the
connection to the ISDN line is made. The Netopia ISDN Router’s U
inter face is its ISDN (WAN) por t.
wall jack: A small hardware component used to tap into telephone
wall cable. An RJ-11 wall jack usually has four pins; an RJ-45 wall
jack usually has eight pins.
WAN (wide area network): A network that consists of nodes
connected by long-distance transmission media, such as telephone
lines. WANs can span a state, a countr y, or even the world.
WAN IP: In addition to being a router, the Netopia ISDN Router is
also an IP address ser ver. There are four protocols it can use to
distribute IP addresses over the WAN which include: DHCP, BOOTP,
IPCP and MacIP. WAN IP is a feature for both the Small Office and
Corporate Netopia ISDN Router models.
wiring closet: A central location where a building’s telephone and
network wiring is connected. Multi-stor y buildings often have a main
wiring closet in the basement and satellite wiring closets on each
floor.