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Glossary, with the Transfer Control Protocol TCP to form TCP/IP.

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Glossary 10BASE-T 100BASE-Tx DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol IP IP Address IPX ISP Internet Packet Exchange Internet Protocol LAN local area network MSB MRU Glossary IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring. See Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for assigning network configuration information. See Internet Protocol. A 4-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose. Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes (for example, 134.177.244.57). See Internet Packet Exchange. Internet service provider. Novell's internetworking protocol. The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP. See local area network. A communications network serving users within a limited geographical area, such as one floor of a building, controlled by a network operating system and using a transport protocol. See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte. See Maximum Receive Unit. 1

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Glossary
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Glossary
10BASE-T
IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
100BASE-Tx
IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.
DHCP
See
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol
An Ethernet protocol that provides a centralized administration point for
assigning network configuration information.
IP
See
Internet Protocol.
IP Address
A 4-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of
addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose.
Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes
(for example, 134.177.244.57).
IPX
See
Internet Packet Exchange.
ISP
Internet service provider.
Internet Packet
Exchange
Novell’s internetworking protocol.
Internet Protocol
The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction
with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
LAN
See
local area network.
local area network
A communications network serving users within a limited geographical area,
such as one floor of a building, controlled by a network operating system and
using a transport protocol.
MSB
See
Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
MRU
See
Maximum Receive Unit.