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Prestige 128IMH User's Guide
Cut-through
DHCP
Duplex (full/ half)
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
File Server
Frame
Frame Type
Gateway
Hub
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traffic before and during transmission, postponing
transmission when the data channel is in use.
Bridge forwarding method where each packet with a
valid address is passed on to the next node without
waiting for the entire message to be received.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; a superset of
BOOTP that allows TCP/IP address information to
be determined automatically and dynamically.
A method of transmitting data over a network in both
directions. Full-Duplex (FDX) is simultaneous
transmission of data over a network channel in both
directions. Half-Duplex (HDX) is transmission in
both directions but one at a time, not simultaneous.
A particular type of LAN described in a standard
(802.3) established by the IEEE, with 10Mbps data
transmission.
An extension of Ethernet LAN (defined in standard
802.3u) to allow 100Mbps transmissions.
A computer specialized for providing file storage to
client stations on a network.
A single packet of information transmitted on the
network.
An arrangement for the information transmitted in a
network frame.
A router on a network, which is, serves as a gateway
to outside non-local networks such as the Internet.
The central device in a star-topology LAN used to
connect each station to the network.
Internet Control Message Protocol; part of the
TCP/IP suite of protocols, used 'behind the scenes'
by the TCP/IP network subsystem for controlling and
monitoring transmissions.
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