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MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be
transmitted on a packet-based network like the Internet.
Multicast
Sending data from one device to many devices on a network.
NAT
Network Address Translation allows many private IP addresses to
connect to the Internet, or another network, through one IP address.
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area Network
communication protocol. This is an updated version of NetBIOS.
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System.
Netmask
Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network
and which part designates the Host.
Network Interface Card
NIC. A card installed in a computer or built onto the motherboard that
allows the computer to connect to a network.
Network Layer
The third layer of the OSI model which handles the routing of traffic
on a network.
Network Time Protocol
Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network.
NIC
Network Interface Card.
NTP
Network Time Protocol.
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing is the modulation
technique for both 802.11a and 802.11g.
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data
should travel between two devices on a network.
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First is a routing protocol that is used more than
RIP in larger scale networks because only changes to the routing
table are sent to all the other routers in the network as opposed to
sending the entire routing table at a regular interval, which is how
RIP functions.
Password
A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to
resources on a network.
Personal Area Network
The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10
meters.
Physical layer
The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of
transmitting electrical signals on a data carrier.
Ping
A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and
can receive messages. The utility sends a control packet to the given
address and waits for a response.
PoE
Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the
unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable.
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email.