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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. RFCs can be
found at www.ietf.org..
Route
The path that network traffic takes from its source to its destination. The route a datagram
may follow can include many gateways and many physical networks. In the Internet, each
datagram is routed separately.
Router
A system responsible for making decisions about which of several paths network (or Internet)
traffic will follow. To do this, it uses a routing protocol to gain information about the network
and algorithms to choose the best route based on several criteria known as "routing metrics".
routing table
Information stored within a router that contains network path and status information. It is used
to select the most appropriate route to forward information along.
Routing Information Protocol
Routers periodically exchange information with one another so that they can determine
minimum distance paths between sources and destinations.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol - The network management protocol of choice for
TCP/IP-based Internet.
SOCKET
(1) The Berkeley UNIX mechanism for creating a virtual connection between processes.
(2) IBM term for software interfaces that allow two UNIX application programs to talk via
TCP/IP protocols.
Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP)
Spanning-Tree Bridge Protocol (STP) - Part of an IEEE standard. A mechanism for detecting
and preventing loops from occurring in a multi-bridged environment. When three or more
LAN's segments are connected via bridges, a loop can occur. Because a bridge forwards all
packets that are not recognized as being local, some packets can circulate for long periods of
time, eventually degrading system performance. This algorithm ensures only one path
connects any pair of stations, selecting one bridge as the 'root' bridge, with the highest
priority one as identifier, from which all paths should radiate.
Spoofing
A method of fooling network end stations into believing that keep alive signals have come
from and returned to the host. Polls are received and returned locally at either end
Static IP Addresses
A static IP address is an IP address permanently assigned to computer in a TCP/IP network.
Static IP addresses are usually assigned to networked devices that are consistently