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| structures. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long and are controlled |
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| MTU(Maximum |
| The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted. |
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| Mechanism for reducing the need for globally unique IP |
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| NAT(Network Address |
| addresses. NAT allows an organization with addresses that are |
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| Translator) |
| not globally unique to connect to the Internet by translating |
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| those addresses into globally routable address space. |
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| NTP Server |
| NTP Server is used for synchronising the time across computer |
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| POP3(Post Office Protocol |
| POP3 is intended to permit a workstation to dynamically access |
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| a maildrop on a server host in a useful fashion. |
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| Protocol over Ethernet) |
| Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames. |
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| SMTP(Simple Mail |
| SMTP is an Internet standard for electronic mail |
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| Transfer Protocol) |
| transmission |
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| SSH(Secure Shell |
| SSH is a network protocol that allows data to be exchanged |
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| using a secure channel between two networked devices. |
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| SA (Security Association) |
| SA is the establishment of shared security attributes between |
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| TCP(Transfer Control |
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| reliable |
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| TCP/IP(Transmission |
| Common name for the suite of protocols to support the |
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| Control Protocol/ Internet |
| construction of worldwide Internetworks. TCP and IP are the two |
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| Telnet(Telecommunication |
| Telnet is used for remote terminal connection, enabling users to |
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| Network protocol) |
| log in to remote systems and use resources as if they were |
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| UDP(User Datagram |
| UDP is a simple protocol that exchanges datagrams without |
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