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Remote server
A network computer allows a user to log on to the network from a distant
location.
RFC
Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and
procedures for the Internet. RFCs can be found at www.ietf.org..
Route
The route is the path that network traffic takes from its source to its
destination. The route a datagram may follow can include many gateways
and many physical networks. In the Internet, each datagram is routed
separately.
Router
A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths
network (or Internet) traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a routing protocol
to gain information about the network and algorithms to choose the best
route based on several criteria known as "routing metrics".
Routing table
Information stored within a router that contains network path and status
information. It is used to select the most appropriate route to forward
information along.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
Routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they
can determine minimum distance paths between sources and destinations.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol - The network management
protocol of choice for TCP/IP-based Internet.
SOCKET
(1) The Berkeley UNIX mechanism for creating a virtual connection
between processes.
(2) IBM term for software interfaces that allow two UNIX application
programs to talk via TCP/IP protocols.
Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP)
Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP) - Part of an IEEE standard. A
mechanism for detecting and preventing loops from occurring in a