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Glossary
network device
A network device is any device (such as an Access Point, a Router,
or a computer with a NIC) that connects to the network. See also
.
network protocols
Network protocols are rules the determine how devices on a
network communicate with each other.
NIC
Stands for Network Interface Card. A wireless NIC is a computer
card (such as a wireless PCI adapter, wireless PC card, or wireless
USB adapter) that lets your computer link to a WLAN.
operating mode
Ad-hoc mode (sometimes referred to as
peer-to-peer
mode) allows
two computers to connect only to each other in wireless-to-wireless
(or peer-to-peer) communication. Use this mode if you don’t have
either a Wireless Access Point (AP) or Wireless Router and want to
connect 2 or more computers with wireless network adapters.
Infrastructure mode is for WLANs that include an Access Point
(AP) or Router and multiple computers.
PCI
Stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect.
peer-to-peer mode
See
PPPoE connection
Stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, and refers to a
specification for connecting Ethernet network stations to the
Internet using a broadband connection.
PPTP connection
Stands for Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol, and refers to a
technology used to connect stations on a Virtual Private Network
(VPN). PPTP is used to ensure that information sent from one VPN
station to another is secure.