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| Standardized data link layer address that is required for every |
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| port or device that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the |
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| MAC address(Media |
| network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the |
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| Access Control address) |
| network and to create and update routing tables and data |
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| structures. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long and are controlled |
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| by the IEEE. |
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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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| SA (Security Association) |
| SA is the establishment of shared security attributes between |
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