| R |
RARP | Reverse Address Resolution Protocol, a TCP/IP protocol that allows |
| a phys ical address, such as an Ethernet address, to be translated |
| into an IP address. |
Router | A router is the network software or hardware entity charged with |
| routing packets between networks. |
| S |
Server | It is a simple computer that provides resources, such as files or other |
| information. |
SMTP | The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is used for Internet mail. |
SNMP | Simple Network Management Protocol. SNMP was designed to |
| provide a common foundation for managing network devices. |
Station | In LANs, a station consists of a device that can communicate data on |
| the network. In FDDI, a station includes both physical nodes and |
| addressable logical devices. Workstations, sing |
| dual- |
| attach stations, and concentrators are FDDI stations. |
Subnet mask | In TCP/IP, the bits used to create the subnet are called the |
subnetmask. |
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| T |
(TCP/IP) | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used |
| transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various |
| transmission methods. It was developed by the Department of |
| Defense to connect different computer types and led to the |
| development of |
| the Internet. |
Transceiver | A transceiver joins two network segments together. Transceivers can |
| also be us ed to join a segment that uses one medium to a segment |
| that uses a different medium. On a |
| transceiver |
| connects the network adapter or other network device to the medium. |
| Transceivers also can be used on |
| to attach devices with AUI ports. |
| U |
UDP | The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides |
| above IP in the TCP/IP suite. |
ULP | The |
| as FTP,SNMP, and SMTP. |
User Name | The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who |
| has access to the LAN. |
Utility | It is a program that performs a specific task. |