| GigaX Series L3 Managed Switch User Guide |
STP | Spanning Tree Protocol |
| The bridge protocol to avoid packet looping in a complicate |
| network. |
subnet | A subnet is a portion of a network. The subnet is distinguished |
| from the larger network by a subnet mask which selects some of |
| the computers of the network and excludes all others. The |
| subnet's computers remain physically connected to the rest of |
| the parent network, but they are treated as though they were on a |
| separate network. See also network mask. |
subnet mask | A mask that defines a subnet. See also network mask. |
TCP | See TCP/IP. |
TCP/IP | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| The basic protocols used on the Internet. TCP is responsible for |
| dividing data up into packets for delivery and reassembling them |
| at the destination, while IP is responsible for delivering the |
| packets from source to destination. When TCP and IP are |
| bundled with |
| Telnet, etc., TCP/IP refers to this whole suite of protocols. |
Telnet/SSH | An interactive, |
| remote computer. While HTTP (the web protocol) and FTP only |
| allow you to download files from a remote computer, Telnet / |
| SSH allows you to log into and use a computer from a remote |
| location. |