NETGEAR RT311

Glossary
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Glossary
10BASE-T
IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
100BASE-Tx
IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
DHCP
See
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
DNS
See
Domain Name Server.
Domain Name Server
A Domain Name Server (DNS) resolves descriptive names of network
resources (such as www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses.
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol
An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for
assigning network configuration information.
IP
See
Internet Protocol.
IP Address
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).
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security. IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private
information transmitted over public networks. IPSec is a VPN method
providing a higher level of security than PPTP.
IPX
See
Internet Packet Exchange.
ISP
Internet service provider.
Internet Packet
Exchange
Novell’s internetworking protocol.
Internet Protocol
The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction
with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.