Glossary of Terms
Router:
Device capable of filtering/forwarding packets based upon data link layer information. Whereas a bridge or switch may only read MAC layer addresses to filter, routers are able to read data such as IP addresses and route accordingly.
RTEL:
Lantronix' "reverse Telnet" software allows hosts using TCP/IP to establish a session with a device attached to a terminal server port.
Server:
A computer that provides resources to be shared on the network, such as files (file server) or terminals (terminal server).
Session:
A connection to a network service.
Shared Ethernet:
Ethernet configuration in which a number of segments are bound together in a single collision domain. Hubs produce this type of configuration where only one node can transmit at a time.
SLIP:
Serial Line Internet Protocol, a protocol for running TCP/IP over serial lines.
SNA:
Systems Network Architecture. IBM's layered protocols for mainframe communications.
SNMP:
Simple Network Management Protocol, allows a TCP/IP host running an SNMP application to query other nodes for
Source Code:
Programs in an uncompiled or unassembled form.
Spanning Tree:
An algorithm used by bridges to create a logical topology that connects all network segments, and ensures that only one path exists between any two stations.
