NETGEAR RP614 Network Router User Manual


 
Reference Manual for the Model RP614 v2 Web Safe Router
4 Glossary
WAN
See wide area network.
wide area network
WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
Windows Internet
Naming Service
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that
WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote
network using Network Neighborhood.
WINS
See Windows Internet Naming Service.