Glossary - NETGEAR RT311 Reference Manual

10BASE-T
100BASE-Tx
DHCP
DNS
Domain Name Server
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol
IP
IP Address
IPSec
IPX
ISP
Internet Packet
Exchange
Internet Protocol

Glossary

IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
See Domain Name Server.
A Domain Name Server (DNS) resolves descriptive names of network
resources (such as www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses.
An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for
assigning network configuration information.
See Internet Protocol.
A 4-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.
See Internet Packet Exchange.
Internet service provider.
Novell's internetworking protocol.
The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction
with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
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