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RFC
RIP
router
Routing Information
Protocol
subnet mask
URL
UTP
VPN
VPNC
WAN
wide area network
Windows Internet
Naming Service
WINS
Glossary
Model FVL328 ProSafe High-Speed VPN Firewall Reference Manual
Request For Comment. Refers to documents published by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures
for the Internet. RFCs can be found at www.ietf.org.
See Routing Information Protocol.
A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data
based on IP source and destination addresses.
RIP. A protocol in which routers periodically exchange information with one
another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources
and destinations.
See netmask.
Universal Resource Locator, the global address of documents and other
resources on the World Wide Web.
Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx
Ethernet networks.
Virtual Private Network. A method for securely transporting data between two
private networks by using a public network such as the Internet as a
connection.
Virtual Private Network Consortium. VPNC is the international trade
association for manufacturers in the VPN market. It should be noted that
VPNC does not create standards; instead, it strongly supports the current and
future IETF standards. See http://www.vpnc.org/ for more information.
See wide area network.
WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
contains a WINS server, your Windows computers can gather information
from that WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your computers to
browse that remote network using Network Neighborhood.
See Windows Internet Naming Service.
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