NETGEAR MR814v2 manual See Routing Information Protocol

	Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
Point-to-Point	PPP. A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connect directly to the
Protocol	Internet.
RFC	Request For Comment. 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.
RIP	See Routing Information Protocol.
router	A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data
	based on IP source and destination addresses.
Routing Information	A protocol in which routers periodically exchange information with one
Protocol	another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources
	and destinations.
subnet mask	See netmask.
UPnP	See Universal Plug and Play.
Universal Plug and	UPnP. A networking architecture that provides compatibility among
Play	networking equipment, software and peripherals of the 400+ vendors that are
	part of the Universal Plug and Play Forum. UPnP compliant routers provide
	broadband users at home and small businesses with a seamless way to
	participate in online games, videoconferencing and other peer-to-peer
	services.
UTP	Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx
	Ethernet networks.
WAN	See wide area network.
WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b
	wireless networks. All wireless nodes and access points on the network are
	configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption.
wide area network	WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
	area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
Windows Internet	WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Naming Service	Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. 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 Network Neighborhood.
WINS	See Windows Internet Naming Service.
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