
Prestige 100L IDSL Router
Ethernet | A very common method of networking computers in a LAN. There are a number of |
| adaptations to the IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standard, including adaptations with data |
| rates of 10 Mbits/sec and 100 Mbits/sec over coaxial cable, |
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| Gbit/sec. |
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 | The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is in charge of allocating the |
| electromagnetic spectrum and thus the bandwidth of various communication |
| systems. |
Flash Memory | The nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed so that |
| data can be stored, booted, and rewritten as necessary. |
Foreign | If your local central office is not scheduled to have ISDN for a while, it may be |
Exchange | possible to obtain ISDN service from a nearby central office. This is called Foreign |
| Exchange. There are additional charges associated with this type of service. |
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 | 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. |
HDLC
Host
HDLC
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.
HTTP | 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
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