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Glossary
Gigaset WLAN Repeater/ englisch / A31008-E505-B105-1-7619 / glossary.fm / 08.03.2004
DSL
Digital Subscriber Line
DSL is a data transmission technique in which a connection to the
can be run
at 1.5
over normal telephone lines. A DSL connection is provided by an
. It requires a DSL modem.
Dynamic IP address
A dynamic
is assigned to a network component automatically by the
This allows the IP address of a network component to
change
every time it logs on or in
certain time intervals.
See also:
DynDNS
Dynamic DNS
The assignment of
and
is handled by the Domain Name
Service (
). For
this service is now enhanced with so-called
Dynamic DNS (DynDNS). It enables the use of a network component with a dynamic IP
address as
on the Internet. DynDNS ensures that a service can always be
under the same Domain name regardless of the current IP
address.
Encryption
Encryption protects confidential information against unauthorised access. With an
encryption system data packets can be sent securely over a network. The Gigaset WLAN
Repeater uses
encryption for secure data transmission over wireless networks.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a network technology for local networks (
) and has been defined by the
as Standard IEEE 802.3. Ethernet uses a baseband cable with a transmission rate
of 10 or 100
Firewall
Firewalls are used by network operators as protection against unauthorised external
access. This involves a whole bundle of hardware and software actions and technolo-
gies that monitor and control the data flow between the private network to be pro-
tected and an unprotected network such as the
Flat rate
Flat rate is a particular billing system for
connections. The
charges a monthly fee regardless of the duration and number of logins.
Full duplex
Data transmission mode in which data can be sent and received at the same time.
See also:
