NETGEAR CG814WG Hardware Manual page 44

Hardware Manual for the Model CG814WG Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
IETF
IP
IP Address
ISP
LAN
local area network
MAC address
Mbps
MSB
MTU
Maximum Transmit
Unit
NAT
netmask
Network Address
Translation
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Internet Engineering Task Force. An open international community of
network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the
evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
Working groups of the IETF propose standard protocols and procedures for
the Internet, which are published as RFCs (Request for Comment) at
www.ietf.org.
Internet Protocol. The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet.
Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
A four-position 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 service provider.
See local area network.
LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as
one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal
computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although
many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common
for connecting personal computers.
Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to
every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab.
Megabits per second.
See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
See Maximum Transmit Unit.
The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
See Network Address Translation.
A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network
address and which part is the host address on that network. It can be
expressed in dotted-decimal notation or as a number appended to the IP
address. For example, a 28-bit mask starting from the MSB can be shown as
255.255.255.192 or as /28 appended to the IP address.
A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the
Internet.
Glossary