Table Of Contents - NETGEAR RH348 Reference Manual

Preface
Purpose ........................................................................................................................... xv
Audience .......................................................................................................................... xv
Conventions .....................................................................................................................xvi
Special Message Formats .........................................................................................xvi
Use of Enter, Type, and Press ...................................................................................xvi
Other Conventions ...................................................................................................xvii
Related Publications .......................................................................................................xvii
Chapter 1
Introduction
About the Router ............................................................................................................1-1
Features ..........................................................................................................................1-1
Key Features ............................................................................................................1-2
ISDN Support ...........................................................................................................1-3
Multilink PPP Support ..............................................................................................1-3
TCP/IP Support ........................................................................................................1-4
IP Address Masquerading by Dynamic NAT+ ....................................................1-4
Automatic Configuration of Attached PCs by DHCP ..........................................1-4
Security ....................................................................................................................1-4
Calling Line Identification ...................................................................................1-4
PAP and CHAP Authentication ..........................................................................1-5
Callback .............................................................................................................1-5
Management Support ..............................................................................................1-5
Basic Router Concepts ...................................................................................................1-6
What is a Router? ....................................................................................................1-6
Routing Information Protocol ....................................................................................1-6
IP Addresses and the Internet .................................................................................1-7
Netmask ...................................................................................................................1-9
Contents
Contents
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