ZyXEL Communications P-312 manual Faq, Fcc, Ftp, Hdlc, Iana Icmp

P312 Broadband Security Gateway

Events

FAQ

These are network activities. Some activities are direct attacks on your system, while others might be depending on the circumstances. Therefore, any activity, regardless of severity is called an event. An event may or may not be a direct attack on your system.

(Frequently Asked Questions) -- FAQs are documents that list and answer the most common questions on a particular subject.

FCC

Firewall

Flash memory

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is in charge of allocating the electromagnetic spectrum and thus the bandwidth of various communication systems.

A hardware or software "wall" that restricts access in and out of a network. Firewalls are most often used to separate an internal LAN or WAN from the Internet.

The nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed so that data can be stored, booted, and rewritten as necessary.

FTP	File Transfer Protocol is an Internet file transfer service that operates on the Internet
	and over TCP/IP networks. FTP is basically a client/server protocol in which a system
	running the FTP server accepts commands from a system running an FTP client. The
	service allows users to send commands to the server for uploading and downloading
	files. FTP is popular on the Internet because it allows for speedy transfer of large files
	between two systems.

Gateway

Hacker

A gateway is a computer system or other device that acts as a translator between two systems that do not use the same communication protocols, data formatting structures, languages, and/or architecture.

Generally, a hacker is anyone who enjoys experimenting with technology including computers and networks. Not all hackers are criminals breaking into systems. Some are legitimate users and hobbyists. Nevertheless, some are dedicated criminals or vandals.

HDLC

Host

HTTP

HDLC (High-level Data Link Control) is a bit-oriented (the data is monitored bit by bit), link layer protocol for the transmission of data over synchronous networks.

Any computer on a network that is a repository for services available to other computers on the network. It is quite common to have one host machine provide several services, such as WWW and USENET.

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. The most common protocol used on the Internet. HTTP is the primary protocol used for web sites and web browsers. It is also prone to certain kinds of attacks.

IANA

ICMP

Internet Assigned Number Authority acts as the clearinghouse to assign and coordinate the use of numerous Internet protocol parameters such as Internet addresses, domain names, protocol numbers, and more. The IANA Web site is at http://www.isi.edu/iana.

Internet Control Message Protocol is a message control and error-reporting protocol between a host server and a gateway to the Internet. ICMP uses Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams, but the messages are processed by the TCP/IP software and are not directly apparent to the application user.

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