NETGEAR RT314, RT311 manual Or as /28 appended to the IP address, Glossary

Reference Guide for the Model RT311 and RT314 Internet Access Gateway Routers

LAN	See local area network.
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.
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.
MSB	See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
MRU	See Maximum Receive Unit.
Maximum Receive	The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
Unit
Most Significant Bit or	The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a
Most Significant Byte	single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the
	number having the most value.
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.
PPP	See Point-to-Point Protocol.

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

packet

Public Switched Telephone Network.

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.

Point-to-Point	PPP. A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connect directly to the
Protocol	Internet.
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