NETGEAR RT311, RT314 manual Glossary

Glossary

10BASE-T

100BASE-Tx

DHCP

DNS

Domain Name Server

Dynamic Host

Configuration

Protocol

IP

IP Address

IPSec

IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.

IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.

See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.

See Domain Name Server.

A Domain Name Server (DNS) resolves descriptive names of network resources (such as www.netgear.com) to numeric IP addresses.

An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for assigning network configuration information.

See Internet Protocol.

A 4-byte 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).

Internet Protocol Security. IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private information transmitted over public networks. IPSec is a VPN method providing a higher level of security than PPTP.

IPX	See Internet Packet Exchange.
ISP	Internet service provider.
Internet Packet	Novell’s internetworking protocol.
Exchange
Internet Protocol	The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction
	with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
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