NETGEAR DG834GT - Manual (Page 172)

Reference Manual for the Model DG834GT 108 Mbps Super Wireless ADSL Router
-2 Glossary
August 2004
Cat 5 Category 5 unshielded twisted pair (UTP) cabling. An Ethernet network
operating at 10 Mbits/second (10BASE-T) will often tolerate low quality
cables, but at 100 Mbits/second (10BASE-Tx) the cable must be rated as
Category 5, or Cat 5 or Cat V, by the Electronic Industry Association (EIA).
This rating will be printed on the cable jacket. Cat 5 cable contains eight
conductors, arranged in four twisted pairs, and terminated with an RJ45 type
connector. In addition, there are restrictions on maximum cable length for
both 10 and 100 Mbits/second networks.
Denial of Service
attack DoS. A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or network from
operating or communicating.
DHCP See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
DMZ Specifying a Default DMZ Server allows you to set up a computer or server
that is available to anyone on the Internet for services that you have not
defined. There are security issues with doing this, so only do this if you are
willing to risk open access
DNS See Domain Name Server.
Domain Name A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet.
Domain names are of the form of a registered entity name plus one of a
number of predefined top level suffixes such as.com, .edu, .uk, and so on. For
example, in the address mail.NETGEAR.com, mail is a server name and
NETGEAR.com is the domain.
Domain Name Server A Domain Name Server (DNS) resolves descriptive names of network
resources (such as www.NETGEAR.com) to numeric IP addresses.
DSLAM DSL Access Multiplexor. The piece of equipment at the telephone company
central office that provides the ADSL signal.
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol DHCP. An Ethernet protocol specifying how a centralized DHCP server can
assign network configuration information to multiple DHCP clients. The
assigned information includes IP addresses, DNS addresses, and gateway
(router) addresses.
Gateway A local device, usually a router, that connects hosts on a local network to other
networks.
IP See Internet Protocol.