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In Depth TCP/IP Networking
Chpt 10 In Depth TCP/IP Networking
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Computer Networking
Undergraduate 1
11/09/2010

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D & E
Definition
A class ____ network class is reserved for special purposes
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classful
Definition
In ____ addressing, only Class A, Class B, and Class C addresses are recognized.
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first 16 bits
Definition
In classful addressing, the Class B IPv4 address network ID is located in the ____.
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last 8 bits
Definition
In classful addressing, Class C IPv4 address host information is located in the ___
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1
Definition
Within a classful addressing subnet mask, the ____ bits indicate that corresponding bits in an IPv4 address contain network information.
Term
255.255.255.0
Definition
Within a classful addressing, ____ is the default subnet mask for a Class C address.
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0
Definition
  When using classful IPv4 addressing, a network ID always ends with an octet of
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reserved
Definition
 
Because the octets equal to 0 and 255 are ____, only the numbers 1 through 254 can be used for host information in an IPv4 address.
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forward slash ( / )
Definition
CIDR notation takes the form of the network ID followed by a(n) ____, followed by the number of bits that are used for the extended network prefix.
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default
Definition
The ____ gateway is the gateway that first interprets its outbound requests to other subnets, and then interprets its inbound requests from other subnets.
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core
Definition
The gateways that make up the Internet backbone are called ____ gateways
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25
Definition
 
SMTP operates from port ____.
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1000
Definition
The standard message format specified by SMTP allows for lines that contain no more than ____ ASCII characters.
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110
Definition
POP3 (Post Office Protocol, version 3) relies on TCP and operates over port ____.
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POP3
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IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a mail retrieval protocol that was developed as a more sophisticated alternative to ____.
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hostname
Definition
 
An administrator can discover the host name assigned to a client by using the ____ utility.
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pathping
Definition
A program similar to mtr, ____, is available as a command-line utility in Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008
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route
Definition
The ____ utility allows you to view a host’s routing table.
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subnetting

Definition
separates a network into multiple logically defined segments, or subnets.
Term
core gateways
Definition
The gateways that make up the Internet backbone are called
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extended network prefix
Definition
The combination of additional bits used for subnet information plus the existing network ID is known as the
Term
SMTP
Definition
the protocol responsible for moving messages from one mail server to another over TCP/IP-based networks.
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MIME
Definition
a standard for encoding and interpreting binary files, images, video, and non-ASCII character sets within an e-mail message.
Term
netstat
Definition
Displays TCP/IP statistics and details about TCP/IP components and connections on a host.
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nslookup utilitity
Definition
Allows an administrator to query the DNS database from any computer on the network and find the host name of a device by specifying its IP address, or vice versa.
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nbstat
Definition
Useful only on networks that run Windows-based operating systems and NetBIOS.
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dig
Definition
Allows an administrator to query a DNS database and find the host name associated with a specific IP address or vice versa.
Term
ipconfig
Definition
The TCP/IP administration utility for use with Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003, and Server 2008 operating systems.
Term
whois utility
Definition
Queries a DNS registration database and obtain information about a domain.
Term
host utlilty
Definition
  Used if an administrator already know a host’s name and wants to learn its IP address
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ifconfig
Definition
The TCP/IP configuration and management utility used on UNIX and Linux systems
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traceroute utility
Definition
Uses ICMP ECHO requests to trace the path from one networked node to another, identifying all intermediate hops between the two nodes
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