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| A network gateway device that protects a private | |
| network from users on other networks. A firewall | |
Firewall | is usually installed to allow users on an intranet | |
| access to the public Internet without allowing public | |
| Internet users access to the intranet. | |
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Gateway | A machine that provides a route (or pathway) to the | |
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| A network device that allows more than one | |
Hub | computer to be connected as a LAN, usually using | |
| UTP cabling. | |
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| A worldwide system of computer networks a | |
| public, cooperative, and selfsustaining network | |
Internet | of networks accessible to hundreds of millions | |
of people worldwide. The Internet is technically | ||
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| distinguished because it uses the TCP/IP set of | |
| protocols. | |
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Intranet | A private TCP/IP network within an enterprise. | |
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| Intelligent Platform Management Interface | |
| (IPMI) is a remote hardware health monitoring | |
| and management system that defines interfaces | |
| for use in monitoring the physical health of serv- | |
| ers, such as temperature, voltage, fans, power | |
| supplies and chassis. It was developed by Dell, | |
| HP, Intel and NEC, but has now been adopted | |
IPMI | by more than 150 server technology and ships | |
| with over 70% of servers. Servers with IPMI | |
| functionality let network managers access and | |
| monitor server hardware, and diagnose and | |
| restore a frozen server to normal operation. | |
| IPMI defines the protocols for interfacing with | |
| a service processor embedded into a server | |
| platform. | |
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