NETGEAR manual Hardware Manual for the Model CG814WG Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

Hardware Manual for the Model CG814WG Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

IETF	Internet Engineering Task Force. An open international community of
	network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the
	evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
	Working groups of the IETF propose standard protocols and procedures for
	the Internet, which are published as RFCs (Request for Comment) at
	www.ietf.org.
IP	Internet Protocol. The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet.
	Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
IP Address	A four-position number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of
	addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose.
	Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes
	(for example, 134.177.244.57).
ISP	Internet service provider.
LAN	See local area network.
local area network	LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as
	one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal
	computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although
	many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common
	for connecting personal computers.
MAC address	Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to
	every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab.
Mbps	Megabits per second.
MSB	See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
MTU	See Maximum Transmit Unit.
Maximum Transmit	The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
Unit
NAT	See Network Address Translation.
netmask	A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network
	address and which part is the host address on that network. It can be
	expressed in dotted-decimal notation or as a number appended to the IP
	address. For example, a 28-bit mask starting from the MSB can be shown as
	255.255.255.192 or as /28 appended to the IP address.
Network Address	A technique by which several hosts share a single IP address for access to the
Translation	Internet.
B-2	Glossary