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L-4 Glossary 90362-01
IP
I
nternet
P
rotocol is the Internet standard network-layer protocol. It
sends and receives the Internet datagram or packet across the Inter-
net, then passes packets to a higher-level protocol to decipher. IP
provides the basis for connectionless, best-effort packet delivery
service. IP includes ICMP control and error message protocol as an
integral part. The protocol suite is often referred to as TCP/IP because
IP is one of the two most fundamental protocols.
IP Address The address of a specific computer or router. An IP address is the
network equivalent of a phone number; you can’t connect to another
computer on an IP-based network without knowing its IP address. See
Appendix C, “IP Addressing” for more information.
IPX
I
nternet
P
acket e
X
change. Network-layer protocol used in Novell’s
NetWare. See Appendix D, “IPX Addressing” for more information.
IPX address An IPX address is a combination of the IPX network number and the
IPX node number in the format
networknumber.nodenumber
. In the
Setup Utility, this number is entered in the Global address field on the
IPX LAN Setup screen.
IPX internal network
number
An IPX internal network number is used mainly for ACS. This number
uniquely identifies a logical network that may or may not be the same
as a physical network. It is an 8-digit hexadecimal number similar to an
IPX network number.
IPX network number An IPX network number is an address that uniquely identifies a
network. The network administrator assigns an 8-digit hexadecimal
number in the 1 to FFFFFFFE range. You need to know this number to
configure IPX routing in the Setup Utility.
IPX node number An IPX node number uniquely identifies an individual station on a
network. The NetBlazer randomly assigns a 12-digit hexadecimal
number in the 1 to FFFFFFFFFFFE range as the IPX node number.
For an interface such as en0 (an Ethernet board) the NetBlazer assigns
the board’s MAC address as the IPX node number.
ISDN
I
ntegrated
S
ervices
D
igital
N
etwork. An internationally accepted
high-speed technology used to transmit voice, data, and signaling
information over a single transmission circuit. Combines voice and
digital network services through a single connection, so customers can
have digital data services and voice connections. See also BRI.
kbps
K
ilo
B
its
P
er
S
econd. A measure of the rate of data transmission.