Glossary of Terms
Protocol:
Any standard method of communicating over a network.
Remote Access:
Access to network resources not located on the same physical Ethernet. (Physical Ethernet here refers to an entire site network topology.)
Remote Control:
Form of remote access where a device dialing in assumes control of another network node - all keystrokes on the remote are translated into keystrokes on the network node. Used primarily with IPX protocol.
Remote Node:
Form of remote access where the device dialing in acts as a peer on the target network. Used with both IP and IPX protocols.
Repeater:
A repeater is a network device that repeats signals from one cable onto one or more other cables, while restoring signal timing and waveforms.
Ring:
A network topology in which the nodes are connected in a closed loop. Data is transmitted from node to node around the loop, always in the same direction.
RMON:
Rlogin:
Rlogin is an application that provides a terminal interface between UNIX hosts using the TCP/IP network protocol. Unlike Telnet, Rlogin assumes the remote host is (or behaves like) a UNIX machine