User's Manual Part 2

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A D S L M o d e m
M a n u a l
D H C P ( D y n a m i c H o s t C o n f i g u r a t i o n P r o t o c o l )
automates address assignment and management. When a c omputer connects to the LAN,
DHC P assigns it an IP address from a s hared pool of IP addresses; after a specified time limit,
DHC P returns the address to the pool.
E t h e r n e t
The most commonly installed computer network technology, usually using twisted pair wiring.
Ethernet data rates are 10 Mbps and 100 Mbps. See also 10B ASE- T, 100BASE- T, twisted pair .
F T P ( F i l e T r a n s f e r P r o t o c o l )
A program used to transfer files between computers connected to the Internet. C ommon uses
include uploading new or updated files to a web server, and downloading files from a web
server.
I P a d d r e s s ( I n t e r n e t P r o t o c o l a d d r e s s )
The address of a host (c omputer) on the Internet, c onsisting of four numbers, each from 0 to
255, separated by periods, e.g., 209.191.4.240. An IP address consists of a network ID that
identifies the particular network the host belongs to, and a host ID uniquely identifying the host
itself on that network. A network mask is used to define the network ID and the host ID.
Because IP addresses are difficult to remember, they usually have an associated domain name
that c an be specified instead. See also domain name, network mask .
I S P ( I n t e r n e t S e r v i c e P r o v i d e r )
A company that provides Internet acc ess to its customers, usually for a fee.
P P P o A ( P o i n t - to - P o i n t P r o t o c o l o v e r A T M )
One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit (VC), the other type
being PPPoE. You can define only one PPPoA interface per VC.
P P P o E ( P o i n t- t o - P o i n t P r o t o c o l o v e r E t h e r n e t )
One of the two types of PPP interfaces you can define for a Virtual Circuit (VC), the other type
being PPPoA. You can define one or more PPPoE interfaces per VC.