Buffalo Technology WHR-G125 Baby Accessories User Manual


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Destination Address: Theaddressportion
ofapacketthatidentiestheintended
recipient station.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration
Protocol):BasedonBOOTP,itusesapool
ofIPaddresses,whichitassignstoeach
deviceconnectedtoit,andretrievesthe
addresswhenthedevicebecomesdormant
for a period of time.
DNS (Domain Name System): System
usedtomapreadablemachinenamesinto
IP addresses.
Driver: Software that interfaces a
computerwithaspecichardwaredevice.
Dynamic IP Address: An IP address that
isautomaticallyassignedtoaclientstation
inaTCP/IPnetwork,typicallybyaDHCP
server.
Ethernet:Themostwidelyused
architectureforLocalAreaNetworks
(LANs).Itisashared-medianetwork
architecture.TheIEEE802.3standard
details its functionality.
Ethernet cable: A wire similar to telephone
cablethatcarriessignalsbetweenEthernet
devices.Itisdesignedtoconnectasingle
device’sNICtoarouter,switch,orhub.
See also Crossover cable.
File and Print Sharing: A Microsoft
application that allows computers on a
networktosharelesandprinters.
Firmware:Computerprogramming
instructionsthatarestoredinaread-
onlymemoryunitratherthanbeing
implementedthroughsoftware.
Frame:Axedblockofdata,transmitted
asasingleentity.Alsoreferredtoasa
packet.
Glossary
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