VR-N100U USERS MANUAL
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to different organizations, which distribute them to their users either dynam ically or as
permanently assigned IP addresses. IP operates the gateways that move data within an
organization and to regions a nd then around the world. Every resource on the Internet must
have an IP address.
IP Broadcast An IP address that is used when a host wants to send a frame to every other host on the
network.
IP Packet A chunk of data transmitted over the Internet using standard Internet Protocol (IP). Each packet
begins with a header conta ining addressing and s yst em co ntrol information. IP packets vary in
length, depending on the data being transmitted.
IPX Internetwork Packet Exchange – NetWare’ network-layer protocol. It handles networking
addressing, routing, and packets. It is the most common of all networking protocols.
IPX Network Number An eight-digit hexadecimal number that uniquely identifies a network.
ISO-9660 A format standard for CD-ROM disks defined by the International Standardization Organization
(ISO).
Jumper A metallic collar that slips over a set of pins to join them together to complete an electrical
connection.
LAN Local Area Network - A network that connects or links together on the same cable computers
that are close to each other, usually in the same building.
LED Light-Emitting Diode - A type of semiconductor diode that emits visible or infrared light when
current passes through it. Visible LEDs are used as indicator lights; for example, the light that
shows a computer or printer is turned on. Infrared LEDs are used in remote-control devices.
Link
A connection. T wo computers can be linked together. Link can also refer to a pointer to a file that
exists in another place. Rather than have a copy of a particular file reside in many places, for
example, some file systems enable a filename to point to another file. Finally, a link can refer to
a hyperlink in a Web page that connects one page to another.
Location Location is the title of a data display i n the VR-N100U Web bro wser interface in the Devices
System Utility. It describes the installation location of IDE hard drives on the bus. The possible
designations are Master or Slav e and Channel 0or Channel 1
Long File Name
A method of naming files in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT. Unlike the filename
restrictions of the eight-dot-three file naming convention under earlier versions of DOS, long file
names allow names of up to 255charact ers, including spaces. You cannot use the characters \ /
: * ? fl < >|.
LUN Logical Unit Number - The number assigned to a component of a SCSI device to identify it in
the context of that device, which is itself identified by a SCSI ID.LUN Adapter. See SCSI
Expander.
LUN Queuing A system of ordering Read requests for data stored on the individual drives in a CD/DVD- ROM
changer.
MAC Media Access Control - A protocol that governs the access method a workstation has to the
network.
MAC Address A six byte unique address used at the mach ine level when computers communicate within the
same network.
Master
In the broadest sense, a computer which controls another computer or a peripheral. An ID E
Master describes the relationship of two IDE devices on an IDE bus where one is the master and
the other is set as the slave. The only time the master is really a master is during initializa tions
after that, master and slave function indepen dently and equally.
Master Browser
The computer that maintains the browse list for a workgroup or NT domain. Whenever a
computer offers a network service for the first time, it broadcasts a server anno uncement packet.
The Master Browser receives this packet and adds the co mputer™s name to the browse list,
then, it sends a list of backup browsers to the new computer, or assigns the new computer as a