Planet Technology 802.11g Wireless ADSL 2/2+ Router ADW-4401A/Bv2 - Manual (Page 59)

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ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol - The protocol handle errors and control messages
at the IP layer. ICMP is actually part of the IP protocol.
Internet address
An IP address is assigned in blocks of numbers to user organizations accessing the
Internet. These addresses are established by the United States Department
of Defense's Network Information Center. Duplicate addresses can cause major
problems on the network, but the NIC trusts organizations to use individual
addresses responsibly. Each address is a 32-bit address in the form of x.x.x.x where x
is an eight- bit number from 0 to 255. There are three classes: A, B and C, depending
on how many computers on the site are likely to be connected.
Internet Protocol (IP)
The network layer protocol for the Internet protocol suite
IP address
The 32-bit address assigned to hosts that want to participate in a TCP/IP Internet.
ISP
Internet service provider - A company allows home and corporate users to connect to
the Internet.
MAC
Media Access Control Layer - A sub-layer of the Data Link Layer (Layer 2) of the
ISO OSI Model responsible for media control.
MIB
Management Information Base - A collection of objects can be accessed via a
network management protocol, such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management
Information Protocol).
NAT
Network Address Translation - A proposal for IP address reuse, where the local IP
address is mapped to a globally unique address.
NVT
Network Virtual Terminal