Ethernet Address | The Ethernet Address is a unique address that |
| identifies a device on a network. The Ethernet |
| Address is built into the device when it is |
| manufactured. The Ethernet Address consists of six |
| bytes of information and is expressed as |
| hexadecimal numbers with the bytes separated by |
| colons. |
| (Example: 00:00:08:D4:05:14) |
EtherTalk | AppleTalk protocol governing Ethernet |
| transmissions. Also the Apple Computer Ethernet |
| adapter and drivers. The first implementation, |
| Phase 1, was replaced by Phase 2 in 1989. |
External Print Box | Also referred to as an External Print Support Box. |
| A third party device connected to the printer |
| parallel port in support of a protocol such as |
| Banyan VINES. |
file server | A network environment in which the nodes |
| communicate with a file server, and not directly |
| with other nodes. NetWare 3.12 and Banyan |
| VINES are file server networking products. |
frame | A group of data sent through the network. Also |
| called a "packet" or a "message". There are several |
| different types of frames. The data is arranged |
| differently in different types of frames. Nodes on a |
| network must be set up for the same Frame Type in |
| order to communicate. |
FTP | An acronym for File Transfer Protocol. A TCP/IP |
| application protocol governing file transfer. |
Full Duplex | A method of transmission that can send and receive |
| at the same time. |
Gateway | A hardware method by which dissimilar networks |
| exchange information. |
