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Glossary
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Section 17 Glossary
802.11b A standard for wireless LAN communications operating within the 2.4
GHz ISM band.
Access Point A network attached device that acts as a bridge between the wireless LAN
and the wired LAN and interconnects wireless clients.
AIX Advanced Interactive eXecutive. A version of the UNIX operating system
from IBM that runs on various IBM computers including Mainframe
systems.
AppleTalk A local area network protocol for communication between Apple
Computer products and other computers and peripherals.
ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol within the TCP/IP suite of
network protocols that allows a host to find the physical address of a
node on the same network. ARP cannot be used across routers.
Authentication Verification of identity, for instance by use of digital signatures.
Auto-IP A method to automatically set an IP address in the absence of a DHCP
server.
Bonjour Bonjour enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services
on IP networks without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS
servers.
BOOTP BOOT Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol, used for downloading start-up
information such as the IP address to hosts on the network. BOOTP
requires a BOOTP daemon on your system. A request made to an active
BOOTP daemon initiates a search of the Boot Table for an entry matching
the print server's Ethernet address. If a matching entry is found, the
daemon downloads the IP address to the print server.
BSD Berkeley Software Distribution. The University of California, Berkeley
additions to the UNIX operating system.
Certificate Authority,
CA
An organization or company that issues digital certificates.