Linksys BEFW11S4 User Guide - Page 63

TCP/IP, Telnet, Throughput, Topology, TX Rate, Upgrade, Upload, WINIPCFG - version 4 firmware

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Wireless-B Broadband Router TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent. Telnet - A user command and TCP/IP protocol used for accessing remote PCs. TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) - A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that uses UDP and has no directory or password capability. Throughput - The amount of data moved successfully from one node to another in a given time period. Topology - The physical layout of a network. TX Rate - Transmission Rate. UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data that is sent. Upgrade - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. Upload - To transmit a file over a network. URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - The address of a file located on the Internet. VPN (Virtual Private Network) - A security measure to protect data as it leaves one network and goes to another over the Internet. WAN (Wide Area Network) - The Internet. WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A method of encrypting data transmitted on a wireless network for greater security. WINIPCFG - A Windows 98 and Millennium utility that displays the IP address for a particular networking device. WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices that communicate with each other wirelessly. Appendix F: Glossary 57

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Appendix F: Glossary
Wireless-B Broadband Router
TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires
acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent.
Telnet
- A user command and TCP/IP protocol used for accessing remote PCs.
TFTP
(Trivial File Transfer Protocol) - A version of the TCP/IP FTP protocol that uses UDP and has no directory or
password capability.
Throughput
- The amount of data moved successfully from one node to another in a given time period.
Topology
- The physical layout of a network.
TX Rate
- Transmission Rate.
UDP
(User Datagram Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement
from the recipient of the data that is sent.
Upgrade
- To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version.
Upload
- To transmit a file over a network.
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) - The address of a file located on the Internet.
VPN
(Virtual Private Network) - A security measure to protect data as it leaves one network and goes to another
over the Internet.
WAN
(Wide Area Network) - The Internet.
WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A method of encrypting data transmitted on a wireless network for greater
security.
WINIPCFG
- A Windows 98 and Millennium utility that displays the IP address for a particular networking device.
WLAN
(Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices that communicate with
each other wirelessly.