Netopia Router PN Series - Manual (Page 286)

GL-16 Reference Guide
router port: A physical or logical connection between a router and
a network. Where a network only allows the use of one protocol,
each physical connection corresponds to one logical router port. An
example is the Netopia ISDN Router’s LocalTalk port. Where a
network allows the use of several protocols, each physical
connection may correspond to several logical router ports—one for
each protocol used. Each router port has its own network address.
routing table: A list of networks maintained by each router on an
internet. Information in the routing table helps the router determine
the next router to forward packets to.
seeding: A method for ensuring that two or more routers agree
about which physical networks correspond to which network
numbers and zone names. There are three options: non-seeding,
soft seeding, and hard seeding. Seeding can often be set separately
for each router port. See
also hard seeding, non-seeding, seed
router, and soft seeding.
seed router: A router that provides network number and zone
information to any router that starts up on the same network. See
also
hard seeding, non-seeding, seeding, and soft seeding.
serial port: A connector on the back of the workstation through
which data flows to and from a serial device.
server: A device or system that has been specifically configured to
provide a service, usually to a group of clients.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol): A protocol used
for communication between management consoles and network
devices. The Netopia ISDN Router can be managed through SNMP.
soft seeding: A router setting. In soft seeding, if a router that has
just been reset detects a network number or zone name conflict
between its configured information for a particular port and the
information provided by another router connected to that port, it
updates its configuration using the information provided by the other
router. See
also hard seeding, non-seeding, seeding, and seed
router.