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Parameter
Total Packets received
Description
The number of packets received by the HP
Network glossary
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access point
ASCII
AutoIP
DHCP
DNS
DSL
Ethernet
Ethernet cable
EWS
Gateway
HEX
host computer
Hostname
hub
A network router that has wireless capability.
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. The standard for numbers used by computers to represent all the uppercase and lowercase Latin letters, numbers, punctuation, etc.
A feature of the installation software, which determines the configuration parameters of devices on the network.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A server on the network that supplies configuration parameters to devices on the network. On small networks, this could be a router.
Domain Name Service. When you use the Web or send an
See DNS. The SD portion stands for Service Discovery. This is part of a protocol developed by Apple that enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks.
Digital Subscriber Line. A
The most common local network technology that connects computers using copper cabling.
The cable used to connect network elements in a wired network. The
Embedded Web Server. A
A computer or other device, such as a router, that serves as an entrance to the Internet or another network.
Hexadecimal. The base 16 numbering system, which uses the digits
The computer at the center of a network.
The TCP/IP name assigned by the installation software to the device. By default, this is the letters HP followed by the last 6 digits of the Media Access Control (MAC) address.
No longer commonly used in modern home networks, a hub takes its signal from each computer and sends it to all of the other computers connected to the hub. Hubs are passive; other devices on the network plug into the hub in order to communicate with one another. A hub does not manage the network.
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