Netgear WG511v1 WG511v1 Reference Manual - Page 62
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Installation Guide for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless PC Card WG511 MAC address Mbps packet router Routing Information Protocol subnet mask UTP WAN WEP wide area network Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab. Megabits per second. A block of information sent over a network. A packet typically contains a source and destination network address, some protocol and length information, a block of data, and a checksum. A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based on IP source and destination addresses. A protocol in which routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources and destinations. See netmask. Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx Ethernet networks. See wide area network. Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b wireless networks. All wireless nodes and access points on the network are configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption. WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks. The Internet is a large WAN. 2 Glossary