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LAN
Local Area Network – a network of computers installed within a small area,
such as an office building.
Modem (MOdulator, DEModulator)
A device that you connect to your computer & to a phone line, that allows
the computer to talk to other computer through the phone system.
Basically, modems do for computers what a telephone does for a human.
Network
Groups of computer that are connected together so that they can share
resources and exchange data.
Node
Any server connected to the Internet.
POP
Post Office Protocol – Internet protocol used by your ISP to handle emails
for its subscribers. A POP account is just a synonym for an email account.
Protocol
A set of rules and conventions that describes the behaviors that computer
must follow in order to understand each other.
Router
A piece of equipment which connect two or more networks.
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol – a main protocol to send and receive email
between servers on the Internet.
SMTP Port
This setting defines the TCP/IP port for incoming mail. By default, this
setting uses port 25 that is the Internet standard for receiving SMTP mail.
If your SMTP server listens on a non-standard port, change this value
accordingly.
