Netgear FVL328 FVL328 Reference Manual - Page 226
Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol TCP to form TCP/IP.
UPC - 606449025811
View all Netgear FVL328 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals |
Page 226 highlights
Model FVL328 ProSafe High-Speed VPN Firewall Reference Manual Revision 2 DHCP DMZ DNS domain name Domain Name Server Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ESP gateway IETF IKE IP See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A Demilitarized Zone is used by a company that wants to host its own Internet services without sacrificing unauthorized access to its private network. The DMZ sits between the Internet and an internal network's line of defense, usually some combination of firewalls and bastion hosts. Typically, the DMZ contains devices accessible to Internet traffic, such as Web (HTTP) servers, FTP servers, SMTP (e-mail) servers and DNS servers. See Domain Name Server. A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the Internet. Domain names are of the form of a registered entity name plus one of a number of predefined top level suffixes such as .com, .edu, .uk, etc. For example, in the address mail.NETGEAR.com, mail is a server name and NETGEAR.com is the domain. DNS. A Domain Name Server resolves descriptive names of network resources (such as www.NETGEAR.com) to numeric IP addresses. DHCP. An Ethernet protocol specifying how a centralized DHCP server can assign network configuration information to multiple DHCP clients. The assigned information includes IP addresses, DNS addresses, and gateway (router) addresses. Encapsulating Security Payload. A local device, usually a router, that connects hosts on a local network to other networks. Internet Engineering Task Force. An open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. Working groups of the IETF propose standard protocols and procedures for the Internet, which are published as RFCs (Request for Comment) at www.ietf.org. Internet Key Exchange. An automated method for exchanging and managing encryption keys between two VPN devices. Internet Protocol. The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP. 2 Glossary May 2004, 202-10030-02