User`s guide

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Glossary
acknowledge (Ack) packet
The Ackpacket informsthe PEthat initiated a message that the destination PE accepted
the message.
autonegotiation
Theprocessbywhichtwocomputers(oracomputerandaswitch) connected by Gigabit
Ethernet determine the speed and other parameters with which they will communicate.
CD-ROM (CD)
Aflat metallic disk that containsinformation thatyoucanviewandcopy onto your own
harddisk;youcannotchangeoraddtothedisk.CD-ROMisanabbreviationforcompact
disc read-only memory.
Ethernet
A communication network used to connect computers.
gigabit
A communication rate of 2^30 bits per second.
host
Any system connected to the network.
hostname
The name that uniquely identifies each host (system) on the network.
IP address
A number that uniquely identifies each host (system) on a TCP/IP network.
LED
Light-emitting diode, a light on a piece of hardware that indicates status or error
conditions.