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MIB
Management Information Base - A collection of objects can be accessed via a network
management protocol, such as SNMP and CMIP (Common Management Information
Protocol).
NAT
Network Address Translation - A proposal for IP address reuse, where the local IP address
is mapped to a globally unique address.
NVT
Network Virtual Terminal
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
PORT
The abstraction used in Internet transport protocols to distinguish among multiple
simultaneous connections to a single destination host.
POTS
Plain Old Telephone Service - This is the term describe basic telephone service.
PPP
Point-to-Point-Protocol - The successor to SLIP, PPP provides router-to-router and
host-to-network connections over both synchronous and asynchronous circuits.
PPPoE
PPP over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an
always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
Remote server
A network computer allows a user to log on to the network from a distant location.
RFC
Request for Comments - Refers to documents published by the Internet Engineering Task
Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures for the Internet. RFC can be
found at www.ietf.org.
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