NetComm V85 manual Nic, Pots, Ppp

network	A group of computers that are connected together, allowing them to
	communicate with each other and share resources, such as software,
	files, etc. A network can be small, such as a LAN, or very large, such
	as the Internet.
Network mask	A network mask is a sequence of bits applied to an IP address to
	select the network ID while ignoring the host ID. Bits set to 1
	mean “select this bit” while bits set to 0 mean “ignore this bit.” For
	example, if the network mask 255.255.255.0 is applied to the IP
	address 100.10.50.1, the network ID is 100.10.50, and the host ID is
	1. See also binary, IP address, subnet
NIC	Network Interface Card An adapter card that plugs into your
	computer and provides the physical interface to your network
	cabling, which for Ethernet NICs is typically an RJ- 45 connector.
	See Ethernet, RJ-45.
packet	Data transmitted on a network consists of units called packets. Each
	packet contains a payload (the data), plus overhead information
	such as where it came from (source address) and where it should go
	(destination address).
ping	Packet Internet (or Inter-Network) Groper A program used to verify
	whether the host associated with an IP address is online. It can also
	be used to reveal the IP address for a given domain name.
port	A physical access point to a device such as a computer or router,
	through which data flows into and out of the device.
POTS	Plain Old Telephone Service Traditional analog telephone service
	using copper telephone lines. Pronounced pots. See also PSTN.
POTS splitter	See splitter.
PPP	Point-to-Point Protocol A protocol for serial data transmission that is
	used to carry IP (and other protocol) data between your ISP and your
	computer. The WAN interface on the ADSL modem uses two forms
	of PPP called PPPoA and PPPoE. See also PPPoA, PPPoE.
PPPoA	Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM One of the two types of PPP
	interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit (VC), the other type
	being PPPoE. You can define only one PPPoA interface per VC.
PPPoE	Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet One of the two types of PPP
	interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit (VC),the other type
	being PPPoA. You can define one or more PPPoE interfaces per VC.
protocol	A set of rules governing the transmission of data. In order for a data
	transmission to work, both ends of the connection have to follow the
	rules of the protocol.
remote	In a physically separate location. For example, an employee away on
	travel who logs in to the company’s intranet is a remote user.

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