NETGEAR RT311, RT314 manual Glossary

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

RFC

RIP

router

Routing Information Protocol

subnet mask

UTP

VPN

WAN

wide area network

Windows Internet Naming Service

WINS

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.

See Routing Information Protocol.

A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses.

A protocol in which routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources and destinations.

See netmask.

Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx Ethernet networks.

Virtual Private Network. A method for securely transporting data between two private networks by using a public network such as the Internet as a connection.

See wide area network.

A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks.

WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving 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.

See Windows Internet Naming Service.

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