3Com 3C510 manual Glossary

24GLOSSARY

PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a method of secure data transmission originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.

subnet mask A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet, which must assigned by InterNIC).

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet.

WAN Wide area network. A network that connects computers located in geographically separate areas, (i.e., different buildings, cities, countries). The Internet is an example of a wide area network.