User`s guide

Interface Card
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Interface Card
Internal hardware used to link a workstation or printer physically to a LAN
cable.
Internet
One or more networks connected by intelligent nodes, each of which is
referred to as an Internet routers (IR). See also
router
Internet Address
A 32-bit address assigned to hosts connected to a TCP/IP network. It
consists of an Internet part and a local part. While this address is expressed
to the network in binary form, it is usually written in decimal form. For
example, the binary Internet address
10000000 00001010 00000010 00011110
is written as follows in decimal form:
128.10.2.30
IP (Internet Protocol)
Internet Protocol, the Internet standard protocol that defines the Internet
datagram as the unit of information passed across the Internet and provides
the basis for connectionless, best-effort packet delivery service. The Inter-
net protocol suite is often referred to as TCP/IP because IP is one of the
two most fundamental protocols.
LLAP
See LocalTalk Link Access Protocol (LLAP) .
Local Area Network (LAN)
A data communication system providing physical connectivity and shared
resources of devices operating in the same general area.
LocalTalk
Cabling for local area networks using the AppleTalk protocol. See also
AppleTalk .