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WPS870G
G
Gateway
GUI
H
Hexadecimal
Host
I
ICMP
IEEE
Infrastructure network
A device that enables communication between networks using
different protocols. See also router.
Graphical User Interface
A base-sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential
numbers (0 to 9 and the letters A to F) as base units before
adding a new position. On computers, hexadecimal is a
convenient way to express binary numbers.
In IP, a host is any computer supporting end-user applications or
services with full two-way network access. Each host has a
unique host number that combined with the network number
forms its IP address.
Host also can mean:
A computer running a web server that serves pages for one or
more web sites belonging to organization(s) or individuals
A company that provides this service
In IBM environments, a mainframe computer
Internet Control Message Protocol is a protocol used for error,
problem, and informational messages sent between IP hosts and
gateways. ICMP messages are processed by the IP software and
are not usually apparent to the end-user.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
(http://www.ieee.org) is an organization that produces standards,
technical papers, and symposiums for the electrical and
electronic industries and is accredited by ANSI. 802.11b and
802.11g are examples of standards they have produced.
Describes a wireless network that is governed by a wireless
router to one or more access points, as opposed to an Ad-Hoc
network that uses no central management device. Also see
Ad-Hoc network for further details.
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