Terms
ACK
~ (see NAK)
(intellegent)
bridge ~ (see brouter) forwards traffic between network layers
based on data link layer info.
brouter
~ (see bridge) bridges some packets/routes others
ethernet
~ (see token ring)
finger
~ program that displays information about a particular user or users
(name, login time, idle time, etc.)
gateway
~
hub
~ (see switch) device connected to several other devices
interface
~ a boundary across which two systems communicate
IP
address ~ (see IPX) Helpful
Link
IPX
~ (see IP address) Helpful
Link
itanium chips ~
MAC
address ~ code associated with individual machines in order
to find the next machine
NAK
~ (see ACK)
networking
~
operating
system ~
OSI
reference model ~
ping
~
pipe
~
port
~ location in memory where programs go to access and see if there's
anything for them
repeater
~ reemphasizes signals traveling from computer to computer
router
~ forwards packets between networks
SLP ~
sniffer
~ used to debug and monitor networking problems
switch
~ (see hub)
uunet
~
Notes
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Know how to find and read a MAC address
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Know numbers involved in token ring and ethernet.
