Glossary

 

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Specifies the format of

 

messages that an SMTP client on one computer can use to

 

send electronic mail to an SMTP server on another computer.

SOL

Serial Over LAN.

SSH (Secure Shell)

A protocol which permits secure remote access over a

 

network from one computer to another. SSH negotiates and

 

establishes an encrypted connection between an SSH client

 

and an SSH server.

Stop Bit

A bit which signals the end of a unit of transmission on a

 

serial line.A stop bit may be transmitted after the end of each

 

byte or character.

Subnet Mask

A bit mask used to select bits from an Internet address for

 

subnet addressing. Also known as Address Mask.

STTY

Set the options for a terminal device interface.

 

This command prints information about your terminal

 

settings. The information printed is the same as if you had

 

typed stty while interacting with a shell.

 

The stty utility sets or reports on terminal I/O characteristics

 

for the device that is its standard input. Without options or

 

operands specified, it reports the settings of certain

 

characteristics, usually those that differ from implementation-

 

dependent defaults. Otherwise, it modifies the terminal state

 

according to the specified operands.

TACACS

Terminal Access Controller Access Control System.

 

Authentication protocol, developed by the DDN community,

 

that provides remote access authentication and related

 

services, such as event logging. User passwords are

 

administered in a central database rather than in individual

 

routers, providing an easily scalable network security

 

solution.

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