Alias: Name of the interface that corresponds to a given Internet address on a system. Refer to the network map in appendix B for example usage.
Autonegotiation: A mechanism defined in IEEE
Autosensing: The ability of the
does not require the
CSMA/CD: Carrier sense multiple access with collision detection. The media access method implemented in IEEE
Card Instance Number: A number that uniquely identifies a device within a class. A class of devices is a logical grouping of similar devices.
Destination Address: A field in the message packet format identifying the end node(s) to which the packet is being sent.
DLPI: Data Link Provider Interface. An
Ethernet: A 10 Mbit/s LAN, developed by Digital Equipment Corporation, Intel, and Xerox Corporation, upon which the IEEE 802.3 network is based.
Fast Ethernet: A commonly used name applied to
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