Network Cables User Manual

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Legacy
Older devices or technology.
Local Area Network
LAN. A group of computers in a building that usually
access files from a server.
LPR/LPD
“Line Printer Requestor”/”Line Printer Daemon”. A
TCP/IP protocol for transmitting streams of printer data.
MAC Address
A unique hardware ID assigned to every Ethernet
adapter by the manufacturer.
Mbps
Megabits per second.
MDI
Medium Dependent Interface is an Ethernet port for a
connection to a straight-through cable.
MDIX
Medium Dependent Interface Crossover is an Ethernet
port for a connection to a crossover cable.
MIB
Management Information Base is a set of objects that
can be managed by using SNMP.
Modem
A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer
to an analog signal in order to transmit the signal over
phone lines. It also Demodulates the analog signals
coming from the phone lines to digital signals for your
computer.
MPPE
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is used to secure data
transmissions over PPTP connections.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that
can be transmitted on a packet-based network like the
Internet.
Multicast
Sending data from one device to many devices on a
network.
NAT
Network Address Translation allows many private IP
addresses to connect to the Internet, or another network,
through one IP address.
NetBEUI
NetBIOS Extended User Interface is a Local Area
Network communication protocol. This is an updated
version of NetBIOS.
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input/Output System.
Netmask
Determines what portion of an IP address designates the
Network and which part designates the Host.