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GLOSSARY 3
Echo server
A computer set up to function as an “echo” to the primary computer. An echo server receives packets from the adapter being tested and echoes them back to the adapter.
EISA
Extended Industry Standard Architecture. The EISA
EMM386
Expanded Memory Manager. A
Ethernet
A local area network standard defining a physical medium and its method of placing data, or packet signaling, on a cable. Access to the cable is based on CSMA/CD (carrier sense multiple access with collision detection).
Fast Ethernet
A 100 Mbps technology based on the
ISA
Industry Standard Architecture. A
Loopback
A type of diagnostic test in which the transmitted signal is returned to the sending device after passing through all, or a portion of, a data communications link or network. A loopback test permits the comparison of a returned signal with the transmitted signal.