802.11g 4-Port Wireless LAN Broadband Router
software or a special piece of hardware built specifically to act as a firewall. In most circumstances, a firewall is used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing private networks or corporate LAN’s and Intranets.
A firewall watches all of the information moving to and from your network and analyzes each piece of data. Each piece of data is checked against a set of criteria that the administrator configures. If any data does not meet the criteria, that data is blocked and discarded. If the data meets the criteria, the data is passed through. This method is called packet filtering.
A firewall can also run specific security functions based on the type of application or type of port that is being used. For example, a firewall can be configured to work with an FTP or Telnet server. Or a firewall can be configured to work with specific UDP or TCP ports to allow certain applications or games to work properly over the Internet.
Firmware
Program that is inserted into programmable
Fragmentation Threshold Value
Indicates how much of the network resources are devoted to recovering packet errors. The value should remain at its default setting of 2,432. If you experience high packet error rates, you can decrease this value but it will likely decrease overall network performance. Only minor modifications of this value are recommended.
Fragmentation
Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium that cannot support the original size of the packet.
IEEE
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE 802.11b/g standard
The IEEE 802.11b/g Wireless LAN standards subcommittee formulates standards for the industry. The objective is to enable wireless LAN hardware from different manufacturers to communicate.
Infrastructure Mode
A client setting provides connectivity to an Access Point. As compared to
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