Huawei DR814Q - Manual (Page 107)

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Aolynk DR814Q ADSL2+ Broadband Router
11 Appendix - Glossary
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r. MAC addresses are expressed as six pairs of two
cimal digits, separated by hyphens, such as 00-0F-1F-80-65-25.
M
gest frame size that is transmitted over the
cal network.
NA
access the Internet
ng the same IP address. When a computer accesses the Internet, its private IP
ss is translated into a public address of the WAN port.
Net
rk mask is a sequence of bits applied to an IP address to select the network ID.
e bit set to 1 and ignore the bit set to 0.For example, if the network mask
NIC
rk interface card. An adapter provides the physical interface for your network
P
ation about the source and destination
the packet, and a data field.
Ping
ISP
Internet service provider. A company that provides Internet access and charges the
customers for services.
LAN
Local area network. A network limited to a small geographic area, such as a home,
office, or small building.
MAC
Media access control address. It is the permanent hardware address of a device,
assigned by its manufacture
hexade
TU
Maximum transmission unit. It is the lar
physi
T
Network address translation. This enables computers in a LAN to
by shari
addre
work mask
A netwo
Select th
255.255.255.0 is applied to the IP address 100.10.50.1, the network ID is 100.10.50,
and the host ID is 1.
Netwo
cabling. The Ethernet NIC usually has an RJ-45 connector.
acket
Data that consists of units transmitted on a network are called packets. Each packet
consists of a header, which contains the inform
addresses of
A program used to check whether the host associated with an IP address can connect
to the network. It can also be used to reveal the IP address for a given domain name.