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MIB
Management Information Base - A collection of objects can be accessed via a network management protocol,
such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management Information Protocol).
NAT
Network Address Translation - A proposal for IP address reuse, where the local IP address is mapped to a
globally unique address.
NVT
Network Virtual Terminal
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
PORT
The abstraction used by Internet transport protocols to distinguish among multiple simultaneous connections to a
single destination host.
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service - This is the term used to describe basic telephone service.
PPP
Point-to-Point-Protocol - The successor to SLIP, PPP provides router-to-router and host-to-network connections
over both synchronous and asynchronous circuits.
PPPoE
PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by
simulating a dial-up connection.
Remote server
A network computer allows a user to log on to the network from a distant location.
RFC
Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing
standard protocols and procedures for the Internet. RFCs can be found at www.ietf.org..
