LPD/LPR

A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP to establish connections

 

between printers on a network. Also known as Line Printer

 

Daemon/Line Printer Remote.

MAC Address or

A hardware address (6-byte) that uniquely identifies each node

Media Access

of a network. The MAC address is set during manufacturing

Control

and does not change. Also, two Network Interface Cards (NIC)

 

will not have the same value.

MSCHAPv2

MSCHAPv2 is the Microsoft® version of CHAP. It is a three-

(Challenge

way handshake protocol that is more secure than PAP. It

Handshake

provides mutual authentication between devices.

Authentication

 

Protocol)

 

NIC or

An adapter (board or card) that can be inserted into a device,

Network

so the device can be connected to a network. The NIC

Interface Card

converts data from the device into the form transmitted or

 

received from the network

Node

A processing location on a network. The location can be a

 

workstation, computer, or printer. Each Node has a unique

 

MAC address.

Open

This allows any device to authenticate and then attempt to

Authentication

communicate with the access point. Any wireless device can

 

authenticate with the access point, but if WEP is used, the

 

device can communicate only if its WEP keys match the access

 

point's. There is no challenge that occurs, you either have the

 

correct key or not when you communicate with the access

 

point. By eliminating the challenge process, it actually makes

 

this more secure than shared key authentication.

PAP (Password

A simple authentication protocol used with PPP (Point-to-Point

Authentication

Protocol). It is a plain text password system, which is not very

Protocol)

secure.

Pathname

The location of a particular file or directory that includes the

 

full path to the needed filename or directory. This is a

 

combination of path and filename.

PEAP (Protected

Extensible

Authentication

Protocol)

Authenticates clients into a network using only server-side certificates, which makes implementing and administering a wireless LAN easier.

Ping

A way to determine if a device is accessible. It sends a packet

 

to the specified address and waits for a reply.

Protocol

This is the way two devices transmit data between each other,

 

including error checking, data compression, and how messages

 

start and end.

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