IP

Internet Protocol

LAN

local-area network

MAC

medium access control

MAU

media attachment unit

MDI

medium dependent interface

MDI-X

medium dependent interface-crossover

MIB

management information base

MSTP

Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol

NAS

network access server

NIC

network interface controller

NTP

network time protocol

NVRAM

non-volatile memory

OID

object identifier

OS

operating system

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