
User Manual for the NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software
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Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
VRRP specifies an election protocol that dynamically assigns responsibility for a virtual router to one of the VRRP routers on a LAN. The VRRP router controlling the IP address(es) associated with a virtual router is called the Master, and forwards packets sent to these IP addresses. The election process provides dynamic
VLAN
See “Virtual Local Area Network” on page 20.
VRRP
See “Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol” on page 21.
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WAN
See “Wide Area Network” on page 21.
Web
Also known as
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more
Windows Internet Naming Service
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
If a remote network contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using the Windows Network Neighborhood feature.
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