D-Link DP-802 manual Fast Ethernet, Hub, In-band, Internet server

DNS	Domain Name Service.	DNS entries on
	internet DNS servers map site names (also
	called, “URLs”) to their actual IP addresses.
E
Ethernet	A particular type of LAN described in a
	standard established by the IEEE (802.3),
	with 10Mbps data transmission.
F
Fast Ethernet	An extension of Ethernet LAN (defined in
	standard 802.3u) to allow 100Mbps trans-
	missions.
H
Hub	The central device in a star-topology LAN
	used to connect each station to the network.
I
IEEE	Institute of Electrical and	Electronics Engi-
	neers, an accredited professional group of
	scientists and engineers who help set stan-
	dards for LAN communications technology.
In-band	Communications with a network device us-
	ing the network medium itself. Contrast
	with out-of-band.
Internet server	A device designed to provide internet access
	to multiple users at multiple stations but
	through a single access point (both a single
	ISP and only one public domain IP).

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