LPD/LPR | A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP to establish |
| connections between printers on a network. Also known |
| as Line Printer Daemon/Line Printer Remote. |
MAC Address or | A hardware address |
Media Access | node of a network. The MAC address is set during |
Control | manufacturing and does not change. Also, two Network |
| Interface Cards (NIC) will not have the same value. |
MSCHAPv2 | The Microsoft® version of CHAP. It is a |
(Challenge | handshake protocol that is more secure than PAP. It |
Handshake | provides mutual authentication between devices. |
Authentication |
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Protocol) |
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NIC or | An adapter (board or card) that can be inserted into a |
Network Interface | device, so the device can be connected to a network. The |
Card | NIC converts data from the device into the form transmitted |
| or received from the network |
Node | A processing location on a network. The location can be a |
| workstation, computer, or printer. Each Node has a unique |
| MAC address. |
Open | This allows any device to authenticate and then attempt to |
Authentication | communicate with the access point. Any wireless device |
| can authenticate with the access point, but if WEP is used, |
| the device can communicate only if its WEP keys match the |
| access point's. There is no challenge that occurs, you |
| either have the correct key or not when you communicate |
| with the access point. By eliminating the challenge |
| process, it actually makes this more secure than shared |
| key authentication. |
PAP (Password | A simple authentication protocol used with PPP |
Authentication | Point Protocol). It is a plain text password system, which |
Protocol) | is not very secure. |
Pathname | The location of a particular file or directory that includes |
| the full path to the needed filename or directory. This is a |
| combination of path and filename. |
PEAP (Protected | Authenticates clients into a network using only |
Extensible | certificates, which makes implementing and administering a |
Authentication | wireless LAN easier. |
Protocol) |
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Ping | A way to determine if a device is accessible. It sends a |
| packet to the specified address and waits for a reply. |
Protocol | This is the way two devices transmit data between each |
| other, including error checking, data compression, and how |
| messages start and end. |