User`s guide

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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

Peripheral Component Interconnect, a bus speciﬁcation. The PCI bus is a

high-performance local bus used to connect peripherals to memory and a

microprocessor. Many vendors offer devices that plug into the PCI bus.

reference page

See man (manual) page.

TCP/IP

A standard networking protocol that is included in the Linux software.