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If your LAN will not connect to the public Internet, you can set up your own unique (that is, private) IP address numbering. IP addresses for private networks such as an office LAN must also be unique but only within that LAN.
What is DHCP? Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a process that automatically assigns a unique, temporary IP address to a newly attached computer on an IP network.
What is DNS? The Domain Name System translates the common alphabetic name into the numeric IP address. For example, www.3com.com is translated to an specific IP address by DNS. If you do not use the DHCP functionality of the Dual 56K LAN Modem, you will have to manually configure the following parameters for each computer on the LAN: IP address, subnet mask, DNS address and default gateway.
What is NAT? Network Address Translation, or
As an example, if you configure the Dual 56K LAN Modem for
In the case of a LAN Modem
In terms of communication between the workstations on either LAN, the use of NAT means that workstations on the second,
You probably do not want to use NAT If your LAN network is static; that is, an IP address is assigned to your computer by your MIS department or ISP and is manually configured.
What are numbered and Some networks require an IP address to be assigned to a WAN in addition to the unnumbered links? LAN(s). If a WAN has an IP address assigned to it, it is considered a numbered link.
If there is not an IP address assigned to a WAN, it is considered to be an unnumbered link.
How is overall The performance of all linked devices must be considered to determine throughput determined?
chain. Therefore, the slowest link in the chain determines the maximum