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Aolynk DR811/DR814 ADSL2+Broadband Router | 9 Appendix - Glossary | ||
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| Jack | Ethernet cabling usually uses this type of connector. | |
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routing |
| Forwarding data between your network and the Internet on the | |
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| and current network conditions. A device that performs routing is | |
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subnet |
| A subnet is a portion of a network. The subnet is distinguished | |
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| the computers of the network and excludes all others. The | |
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| subnet's computers remain physically connected to the rest of | |
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| the parent network, but they are treated as though they were on | |
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| a separate network. See also network mask. | |
subnet mask |
| A mask that defines a subnet. See also network mask. | |
TCP |
| See TCP/IP. |
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TCP/IP | Transmissio | The basic protocols used on the Internet. TCP is responsible for | |
| n Control | dividing data up into packets for delivery and reassembling them | |
| Protocol/Inte | at the destination, while IP is responsible for delivering the | |
| rnet Protocol | packets from source to destination. When TCP and IP are | |
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| Telnet, etc., TCP/IP refers to this whole suite of protocols. | |
Telnet |
| An interactive, | |
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| remote computer. While HTTP (the web protocol) and FTP only | |
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| allow you to download files from a remote computer, Telnet | |
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| allows you to log into and use a computer from a remote | |
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TFTP | Trivial File | A protocol for file transfers. TFTP is easier to use than File | |
| Transfer | Transfer Protocol (FTP) but not as capable or secure. | |
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twisted pair |
| The ordinary copper telephone wiring long used by telephone | |
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| companies. It contains one or more wire pairs twisted together | |
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| to reduce inductance and noise. Each telephone line uses one | |
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| pair. In homes, it is most often installed with two pairs. For | |
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| Ethernet LANs, a higher grade called Category 3 (CAT 3) is | |
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| Category 5 (CAT 5) is used for | |
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upstream |
| The direction of data transmission from the user to the Internet. | |
USB | Universal | A serial interface that lets you connect devices such as printers, | |
| Serial Bus | scanners, etc. to your computer by simply plugging them in. The | |
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| ADSL router is equipped with a USB interface for connecting to | |
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VC | Virtual | A connection from your DSL router to your ISP. | |
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VCI | Virtual | Together with the Virtual Path Identifier (VPI), the VCI uniquely | |
| Circuit | identifies a VC. Your ISP will tell you the VCI for each VC they | |
| Identifier | provide. See also VC. |
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