NetComm NP5400 manual Tcp/Ip, Udp, Wep, Winipcfg

Subnet Mask	The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of
	subgroups, or subnets. The mask is a binary pattern that is
	matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID
	address field into a field for subnets.
TCP	(Transmission Control Protocol) - A method (protocol) used
	along with the IP (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form
	of message units (datagram) between network devices over a
	LAN or WAN. While IP takes care of handling the actual
	delivery of the data (routing), TCP takes care of keeping
	track of the individual units of data (called packets) that a
	message is divided into for efficient delivery over the
	network. TCP is known as a "connection oriented" protocol
	due to requiring the receiver of a packet to return an
	acknowledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet
	resulting in transmission control.
TCP/IP	(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - The
	basic communication language or set of protocols for
	communications over a network (developed specifically for
	the Internet). TCP/IP defines a suite or group of protocols
	and not only TCP and IP.
UDP	(User Datagram Protocol) - A method (protocol) used along
	with the IP (Internet Protocol) to send data in the form of
	message units (datagram) between network devices over a
	LAN or WAN. While IP takes care of handling the actual
	delivery of the data (routing), UDP takes care of keeping
	track of the individual units of data (called packets) that a
	message is divided into for efficient delivery over the
	network. UDP is known as a "connection-less" protocol due
	to NOT requiring the receiver of a packet to return an
	acknowledgment of receipt to the sender of the packet (as
	opposed to TCP).
WEP	(Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism
	based on a 64-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the
	IEEE 802.11b standard.
WINIPCFG	Configuration utility based on the Win32 API for querying,
	defining and managing IP addresses within a network. A
	commonly used utility under Windows 95, 98SE, and Me.
WLAN	(Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and
	associated devices that communicate with each other
	wirelessly.

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