Before a host on a LAN can access the Internet, it needs to know the address of its default gateway.

HTML

The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) defines the structure of a document on the World Wide Web. It uses tags and attributes to hint about a layout for the document.

An HTML document starts with an <html> tag and ends with a </html> tag. A correctly formatted document also contains a <head> ... </head> section, which contains the metadata to define the document, and a <body> ... </body> section, which contains its content. Its markup is derived from the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), which is defined in ISO 8879:1986.

HTML documents are sent from server to browser through HTTP. Also see XML.

HTTP

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) defines how messages are formatted and transmitted on the World Wide Web. An HTTP message consists of a URL and a command (GET, HEAD, POST, and so on), a request followed by a response.

IAPP

The Inter Access Point Protocol (IAPP) is an IEEE standard (802.11f) that defines communication between the access points in a “distribution system”. This includes the exchange of information about mobile stations and the maintenance of bridge forwarding tables, plus securing the communications between access points.

IBSS

An independent basic service set (IBSS) is an Ad-hoc Mode Wireless Networking Framework in which stations communicate directly with each other.

IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) is an international standards body that develops and establishes industry standards for a broad range of technologies, including the 802 family of networking and wireless standards. (See 802, 802.1x, 802.11, 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11e, 802.11f, 802.11g, and 802.11i.)

For more information about IEEE task groups and standards, see http://standards.ieee.org/.

Infrastructure Mode

Infrastructure Mode is a Wireless Networking Framework in which wireless stations communicate with each other by first going through an Access Point. In this mode, the wireless stations can communicate with each other or can communicate with hosts on a wired network. The access point is connected to a wired network and supports a set of wireless stations.

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