Buffalo Technology WHR-G300N-US user manual Glossary

Glossary

Destination Address: The address portion of a packet that identifies the intended recipient station.

DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): Based on BOOTP, it uses a pool of IP addresses, which it assigns to each device connected to it, and retrieves the address when the device becomes dormant for a period of time.

DNS (Domain Name System): System used to map readable machine names into IP addresses.

Driver: Software that interfaces a computer with a specific hardware device.

Dynamic IP Address: An IP address that is automatically assigned to a client station in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP server.

Ethernet: The most widely used architecture for Local Area Networks (LANs). It is a shared-media network architecture. The IEEE 802.3 standard details its functionality.

Ethernet cable: A wire similar to telephone cable that carries signals between Ethernet devices. It is designed to connect a single device’s NIC to a router, switch, or hub. See also Crossover cable.

File and Print Sharing: A Microsoft application that allows computers on a network to share files and printers.

Firmware: Computer programming instructions that are stored in a read- only memory unit rather than being implemented through software.

Frame: A fixed block of data, transmitted as a single entity. Also referred to as a packet.

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