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LAN:
Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and devices
connected together in a relatively small area (such as a house or an
office). Your home network is considered a LAN.
MAC Address:
MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is
the hardware address of a device connected to a network. The MAC
address is a unique identifier for a device with an Ethernet interface. It
is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that corresponds to the
Manufacturer ID (unique for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are
often used as the product’s serial number.
NAT:
Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the
computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the
broadband router’s NAT capability, you can access the Internet from
any computer on your home network without having to purchase more
IP addresses from your ISP.
Port:
Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one
network application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common
applications and protocol/port numbers:
Application
Protocol Port Number
Telnet
TCP
23
FTP
TCP
21
SMTP
TCP
25
POP3
TCP
110
H.323
TCP
1720
SNMP
UCP
161
SNMP Trap
UDP
162
HTTP
TCP
80
PPTP
TCP
1723
PC Anywhere TCP
5631
PC Anywhere UDP
5632
PPPoE:
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is
a secure data transmission method originally created for dial-up
connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.
PPPoE
relies on two
widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the Point-to-Point Protocol. It
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