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GigaX Series L2 Managed Switch User’s Guide
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reliability.
remote In a physically separate location. For example, an employee
away on travel who logs in to the company’s intranet is a remote
user.
RJ-45 Registered Jack Standard-45
The 8-pin plug used in transmitting data over phone lines.
Ethernet cabling usually uses this type of connector.
RMON Remote Monitoring
Extensions to SNMP, provide comprehensive network
monitoring capabilities.
routing Forwarding data between your network and the Internet on the
most efficient route, based on the data’s destination IP address
and current network conditions. A device that performs routing is
called a router.
SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol
The TCP/IP protocol used for network management.
STP Spanning Tree Protocol
The bridge protocol to avoid packet looping in a complicate
network.
subnet A subnet is a portion of a network. The subnet is distinguished
from the larger network by a subnet mask which selects some of
the computers of the network and excludes all others. The
subnet's computers remain physically connected to the rest of
the parent network, but they are treated as though they were on a
separate network. See also network mask.