NETGEAR RP114 manual Internet

Reference Guide for the Model RP114 Web Safe Router

Internet Protocol

LAN

local area network

MAC address

MSB

MRU

Maximum Receive Unit

Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte

NAT

netmask

The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.

See local area network.

A communications network serving users within a limited geographical area, such as one floor of a building, controlled by a network operating system and using a transport protocol.

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.

See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.

See Maximum Receive Unit.

The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.

The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the number having the most value.

See Network Address Translation.

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.
PPP	See Point-to-Point Protocol.

PPPover Ethernet PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet

(PPPoE)	over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
PPTP	Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. A method for establishing a virtual private
	network (VPN) by embedding Microsoft’s network protocol into Internet
	packets.
PSTN	Public Switched Telephone Network.
packet	A block of information sent over a network. A packet typically contains a
	source and destination network address, some protocol and length
	information, a block of data, and a checksum.

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