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Glossary
IP
Internet Protocol
The IP Protocol is one of the TCP/IP protocols. It is responsible for addressing parties in a
network using IP addresses, and routes data from the sender to the recipient. It decides
the paths along which the data packets travel from the sender to the recipient in a com-
plex network (routing).
IP address
The IP address is the unique network-wide address of a network component in a net-
work based on the TCP/IP protocol (e.g. in a local network (LAN) or on the Internet). The
IP address has four parts (decimal numbers) separated by full stops (e.g. 192.168.1.1).
The IP address comprises the network number and the computer number. Depending
on the Subnet mask, one, two or three parts form the network number; the remainder
form the computer number. You can find out the IP address of your PC using the ipcon-
fig command.
IP addresses can be assigned manually (see Static IP address) or automatically (see
Dynamic IP address).
On the Internet Domain names are normally used instead of the IP addresses. DNS is
used to assign domain names to IP addresses.
The Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl has a Private IP address and a Public IP address.
IPoA
IP over ATM
IP pool range
The IP address pool of the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl defines a range of IP addresses that
the router's DHCP server can use to assign Dynamic IP addresses.
ISP
(Internet Service Provider)
Internet service provider
LAN
Local Area Network
A local area network (or local network) links network components so that they can
exchange data and share resources. The physical range is restricted to a particular area
(a site). As a rule the users and operators are identical. A local network can be connected
to other local networks or to a wide-area network (WAN) such as the Internet.
With the Gigaset SX553 WLAN dsl you can set up a wired local Ethernet network and a
wireless IEEE 802.11g standard network (WLAN).
Local IP address
See Private IP address
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