Remote server
A network computer allows a user to log on to the network from a distant location.
RFC
Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures for the Internet. RFCs can be found at www.ietf.org..
Route
The route is the path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram may follow can include many gateways and many physical networks. In the Internet, each datagram is routed separately.
Router
A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as "routing metrics".
Routing table
Information stored within a router that contains network path and status information. It is used to select the most appropriate route to forward information along.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
Routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources and destinations.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol - The network management protocol of choice for
SOCKET
(1)The Berkeley UNIX mechanism for creating a virtual connection between processes.
(2)IBM term for software interfaces that allow two UNIX application programs to talk via TCP/IP protocols.
Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP)
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