Prestige 642 PPPoE Modem
names and passwords. This technique is vulnerable to wiretapping (eavesdropping) because the password can be captured and used by someone to log onto the system.
Post Office Protocol. This is a common protocol used for sending, receiving, and delivering mail messages.
An Internet port refers to a number that is part of a URL, appearing after a colon (:), directly following the domain name. Every service on an Internet server listens on a particular port number on that server. Most services have standard port numbers, e.g. Web servers normally listen on port 80.
An interface on a computer for connecting peripherals or devices to the computer. A printer port, for example, is an interface that is designed to have a printer connected to it. Ports can be defined by specific hardware (such as a keyboard port) or through software.
Plain Old Telephone Service is the analog telephone service that runs over copper
Point to Point Protocol. PPP encapsulates and transmits IP (Internet Protocol) datagrams over serial
PPPoE
PPPand Ethernet. PPPoE is a specification for connecting the users on an Ethernet to the Internet through a common broadband medium, such as a single DSL line, wireless device or cable modem. All the users over the Ethernet share a common connection, so the Ethernet principles supporting multiple users in a LAN combine with the principles of PPP, which apply to serial connections. From authentication, accounting and secure access to configuration management, PPPoE supports a broad range of existing applications and services.
A “language” for communicating on a network. Protocols are sets of standards or rules used to define, format and transmit data across a network. There are many different protocols used on networks. For example, most web pages are transmitted using the HTTP protocol.
Public Switched Telephone Network was put into place many years ago as a voice telephone
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