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network request information from the Internet, the
requests are forwarded to the Internet under the
router's IP address. NAT distributes the responses to
the proper IP addresses within your network.
Network A network consists of a collection of two or more
devices, people, or components that communicate with
each other over physical or virtual media. The most
common types of network are:
LAN – (local area network): Computers are in close
distance to one another. They are usually in the same
office space, room, or building.
WAN – (wide area network): The computers are in
different geographic locations and are connected by
telephone lines or radio waves.
NWay Protocol A network protocol that can automatically negotiate
the highest possible transmission speed between two
devices.
P
PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to determine
whether a specific IP address is accessible. It functions
by sending a packet to the specified address and waits
for a reply. It is primarily used to troubleshoot Internet
connections.
PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. PPPoE is a
specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet
to the Internet through a common broadband medium,
such as DSL or cable modem. All the users over the
Ethernet share a common connection.
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Protocol Communication on the network is governed by sets of
rules called protocols. Protocols provide the guidelines
devices use to communicate with each other, and thus
they have different functions. Some protocols are
responsible for formatting and presenting and
presenting data that will be transferred from file server
memory to the file server's net work adapter Others
are responsible for filtering information between
networks and forwarding data to its destination. Still
other protocols dictate how data is transferred across
the medium, and how servers respond to workstation
requests and vice versa. Common network protocols
responsible for the presentation and formatting of data
for a network operating system are the Internetwork
Packet Exchange (IPX) protocol or the Internet
Protocol (IP). Protocols that dictate the format of data
for transferors the medium include token-passing and
Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision
Detection (CSMA/CD), implemented as token-ring,
ARCNET, FDDI, or Ethernet. The Router Information
Protocol (RIP),a part of the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) suite, forwards
packets from one network to another using the same
network protocol.
R
RARP Reverse Address Resolution Protocol, a TCP/IP
protocol that allows a physical address, such as an
Ethernet address, to be translated into an IP address.
RJ-45
RJ-45 connector is used for Ethernet cable
connections.
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