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Glossary
MAC
Medium access control, also called the physical layer.
MAC address
The physical address of the Gigabit Ethernet board, which is distinct from the IP address.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit is a configuration parameter that controls the size of the
Ethernet frames that the Gigabit Ethernet board can transmit and receive.
man (manual) page
An online document that describes how to use a particular Linux command. Also called
reference page.
NIS
Network Information Service, a distributed database mechanism for user accounts, host
names, mail aliases, and so on.
PCI Express
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (also referred to as PCIe) is a
high-performance I/O interconnect. PCI Express is a third-generation I/O architecture
where traditional PCI attributes are maintained, but the parallel PCI bus interconnect is
replaced by a highly scalable serial interface.
reference page
See man (manual) page.
TCP/IP
A standard networking protocol that is included in the Linux software.