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Transmission Control Protocol
Internet Protocol |
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A number that, when compared with a network address number, will block out all but the necessary information.
Only the significant numbers will be displayed.
example XXX.XXX.XXX.YYY
Only the Y's will show. |
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A gateway is a node (a router) on a TCP/IP Network that serves as an access point to another network.
A default gateway is the node on the computer network that is chosen when the IP address does not match any other routes in the routing table. |
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Two or more networks that can pass data and share resources as if they were a single network.
The practice of connecting a computer network with other networks through the use of gateways (routers) that provide a common method of routing information packets between the networks. The resulting system of interconnected networks is called an internetwork, or simply an internet |
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| Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) |
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designed for diskless workstations that had no means of permanently storing their TCP/IP settings.
The opposite of an Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) |
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| Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) |
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| The protocol used to translate IP numbers into MAC addresses to support communication on a LAN |
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| Media Access Control Address (MAC) |
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An address unique to a piece of hardware.
Every piece of network hardware, has a unique identifying number that is placed there by the manufacturer.
It is based upon a set standard that all manufactures have agreed upon, and no two MAC addresses are alike. |
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| Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP) |
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A network protocol used by a network client to obtain an IP address from a configuration server.
The BOOTP protocol was originally defined in RFC 951. |
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| A 'domain name' is given to each computer or network connected to the Internet, providing an alphanumeric address that is easier to remember than a numerical (or IP) address. This address is used by the protocols that control data exchange over the Internet. |
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| Disadvantage Of Using BOOTP |
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| An administrator must still specify settings for each workstation on the BOOTP server. |
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| Windows Internet Naming System (WINS) |
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Microsoft's implementation of NetBIOS Name Service (NBNS), a name server and service for NetBIOS computer names.
Effectively WINS is to NetBIOS names, what DNS is to domain names.
A central mapping of host names to network addresses |
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