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ISP (Internet Service Provider): A company
that provides access to the Internet
and other related services.
IV (Initialization Vector): The header sec-
tion of a message packet.
LAN (Local Area Network): A group of
computers and peripheral devices con-
nected to share resources.
LED (Light Emitting Diode): The lights on
a hardware device representing the
activity through the ports.
MAC (Medium Access Control) Address: A
unique number that distinguishes net-
work cards.
Mbps (Mega Bits Per Second): A measure-
ment of millions of bits per second.
MDI/X (Media Dependent Interface/Cross-
over): Port on a network hub or switch
that crosses the incoming transmit
lines with the outgoing receive lines.
MHz (MegaHertz): One million cycles per
second.
MIB II: A database containing perfor-
mance information and statistics on
each device in a network.
MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second): A
measurement of processing speed.
NAT (Network Address Translation): An
internet standard that enables a LAN
to use one set of IP addresses for
internal traffic and a second set for
external traffic.
NIC (Network Interface Card): An expan-
sion card connected to a computer so
the computer can be connected to a
network.
Packet: A block of data that is trans-
ferred as a single unit, also called a
frame or a block.
Packet Filtering: Discarding unwanted
Glossary