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| The IEEE wireless networking standard that provides up to 54Mbs and is backward compatible with older wireless standards. |
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| The feature of Windows 98 and higher that allows a computer to self-configure itself in the 169.254.x.x ip range if a DHCP server is unreachable. |
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| A configuration wherein all computers connect to the network via a central bus cable. |
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| DSL Digital subscriber line |
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| A high speed internet connection technology that uses a regular telephone line for connectivity. It comes in several varieties, including asynchronous and synchronous and many speeds. |
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| Name coined by Xerox for the first standard of network cabling and protocols. Ethernet is based on a bus topology. |
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| A set of rules that allows two computers talk to each other as a file transfer is carried out. This is the protocol used when you transfer files from one computer to another across the internet. |
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| An electric device that sits at the center of a star topology network, providing a common point for the connection of network devices. |
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| Integrated Services Digital Network ISDN |
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| The CCITT standard that defines a digital method for communications to replace the current analog telephone system. |
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| Internet Message Access Protocol |
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| An alternate to POP3, it retrieves e-mail from an email server like POP3. Uses TCP/IP port 143. |
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| Internet Service Provider |
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| A service providing offering access to the internet for a fee. |
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| Also called Internet Address The numeric address of a computer connected to the Internet, it is made up of octets of 8 bit binary numbers that are translated into their shorthand numeric values and can be broken down into a network ID and a host ID. |
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| A protocol supplied with all Microsoft networking products that operates at the transport layer. |
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| The "client" software Windows needs to connect to a particular type of network. |
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| The basiccomponent of communication over the network. Broken down into three basic components: aheader with addressing info, data section with data being sent, and the trailer section with error correcting information |
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| Slang term for a small network message by a computer to check for the presence and responsiveness of another. |
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| PPP Point to point Protocol |
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| A protocol that enables a computer to connect to the internet through a dial-in connection and enjoy most of the benefits of a direct connection. |
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| Protocol that enables a computer to connect to the internet through a dail-in connection and enjoy most of the benefits of a direct connection. |
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| The rules of communications that two computers use to exchange information between each other |
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| Simple Mail Transport Protocol SMTP |
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| The main protocol used by a client to send email on the internet. |
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| A unique name that identifies a wireless access. WAPS come preconfigured with with standard names that are broadcast so wireless devices can connect. |
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| The number used in a TCP/IP address scheme that masks off the host portion from the IP address, leaving only the network portion. |
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| A LAN and protocol in which nodes are connected together in a ring, a special packet called a token passed from node to node around the ring controls communication. A node can send data only when it recieves the token and the token is not in use. This avoids the collision problems endemic to Ethernet networks. |
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| A command-line utility used to follow the path a packet takes between two host. |
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| Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transceiver |
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| A device that turns serial data into parallel data. The cornerstone of serial ports and modems. |
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