Glossary - NETGEAR RT311 Reference Manual

10BASE-T
100BASE-Tx
DHCP
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol
IP
IP Address
IPX
ISP
Internet Packet
Exchange
Internet Protocol
LAN
local area network
MSB
MRU

Glossary

IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for
assigning network configuration information.
See Internet Protocol.
A 4-byte 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).
See Internet Packet Exchange.
Internet service provider.
Novell's internetworking protocol.
The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction
with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
See local area network.
A communications network serving users within a limited geographical area,
such as one floor of a building, controlled by a network operating system and
using a transport protocol.
See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
See Maximum Receive Unit.
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