Ip Address - NETGEAR DG834 ADSL Firewall Router DG834 DG834 Reference Manual

IP Address

IPSec
ISP
Internet Protocol
LAN
local area network
MAC address
Mbps
MDI/MDIX
MSB
MTU
Maximum Transmit
Unit
Most Significant Bit or
Most Significant Byte
NAT
Glossary
Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834
A four-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of
addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose.
Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes
(for example, 134.177.244.57).
Internet Protocol Security. IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private
information transmitted over public networks. IPSec is a VPN method
providing a higher level of security than PPTP.
Internet service provider.
The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction
with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
See local area network.
LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as
one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal
computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although
many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common
for connecting personal computers.
Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to
every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab.
Megabits per second.
In cable wiring, the concept of transmit and receive are from the perspective
of the computer, which is wired as a Media Dependant Interface (MDI). In
MDI wiring, a computer transmits on pins 1 and 2. At the hub, switch, router,
or access point, the perspective is reversed, and the hub receives on pins 1 and
2. This wiring is referred to as Media Dependant Interface - Crossover
(MDI-X).
See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
See Maximum Transmission Unit.
The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a
single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the
number having the most value.
See Network Address Translation.
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