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show The collective name for the IEEE 802.11 standards for local wireless networking, which is the technical name for Wi-Fi.  
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show A 48-bit hardware address unique to each NIC assigned by the manufacturer and embedded on the device. The address is often printed as hexadecimal numbers. Also called a physical address, or a hardware address.  
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Address Reservation   show
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show An encryption standard used by WPA2 and is currently the strongest encryption standard used by Wi-Fi.  
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show An outdated file access protocol used by early editions of the Mac operating system by Apple and is one protocol in the suite of AppleTalk networking protocols.  
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Anycast Address   show
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AppleTalk   show
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show In TCP/ IP version 4, IP address in the address range 169.254.x.y, used by a computer when it cannot successfully lease an IP address from a DHCP server.  
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Beamforming   show
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Best-Effort Protocol   show
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CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access)   show
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show A specific radio frequency within a broader frequency.  
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CIDR Notation   show
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show A file access protocol and the cross-platform version of SMB used between Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and other operating systems. Also called SMB2.  
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show Two computers communicating using a local network or the Internet. One computer (the client) makes requests to the other computer (the server), which answers the request.  
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show A name that identifies a computer, printer, or other device on a network, which can be used instead of the computer's IP address to address the computer on the network.  
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show A TCP/IP protocol such as UDP that works at the OSI Transport layer and does not guarantee delivery by first connecting and checking where data is received. It might be used for broadcasting. Also called a best-effort protocol.  
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show In networking, a TCP/IP protocol that confirms a good connection has been made before transmitting data to the other end, verifies data was received, and resends it if it is not. An example of a connection-oriented protocol is TCP.  
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Default Gateway   show
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Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT)   show
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DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)   show
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show A computer or other device (such as a network printer) that requests an IP address from a DHCP server.  
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show A DHCP server that serves up IPv6 addresses.  
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DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)   show
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DNS (Domain Name System or Domain Name Service)   show
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DNS Client   show
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DNS Server   show
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show A name that identifies a network and appears before the period in a website address such as microsoft.com. A fully qualified domain name is sometimes loosely called a domain name. Also see fully qualified domain name  
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show An IP address assigned by a DHCP server for the current session only, and is leased when the computer first connects to a network. When the session is terminated, the IP address is returned to the list of available addresses.  
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show Hardware and/or software that blocks unwanted traffic initiated from the Internet into a private network and can restrict Internet access for local computers behind the firewall.  
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FTP (File Transfer Protocol)   show
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show A server using the FTP or Secure FTP protocol that downloads or uploads files to remote computers.  
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Full Duplex   show
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Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN)   show
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show Any device or computer that network traffic can use to leave one network and go to a different network  
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show In TCP/IP version 6, an IP address that can be routed on the Internet.  
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Global Unicast Address   show
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show An open standard for cellular networks and cell phones that uses digital communication of data and is accepted and used worldwide.  
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Half Duplex   show
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Hardware Address   show
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Host Name   show
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HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol)   show
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HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)   show
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show The latest Wi-Fi standard that supports up to 7 Gbps (actual speeds are currently about 1300 Mbps) and uses 5.0-GHz radio frequency and beamforming.  
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show A Wi-Fi standard that supports up to 600 Mbps and uses 5.0-GHz or 2.4-GHz radio frequency and supports MIMO.  
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IMAP4 (Internet Message Access Protocol version 4)   show
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Interface   show
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Interface ID   show
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show A group of TCP/IP standards that uses IP addresses that have 32 bits.  
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show A group of TCP/IP standards that uses IP addresses that have 128 bits  
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show Any private network that uses TCP/IP protocols. A large enterprise might support an intranet that is made up of several local networks.  
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IP Address   show
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Ipconfig   show
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show In TCP/IP version 6, a tunneling protocol that has been developed for IPv6 packets to travel over an IPv4 network and stands for Intra-Site Automatic Tunnel Addressing Protocol  
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)   show
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show in TCP/IP version 6, a local area network or wide area network bounded by routers. Also called local link.  
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Link-Local Address   show
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Link-Local Unicast Address   show
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show A network bound by routers or other gateway devices.  
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show The latest standard used to transmit both voice and digital data over cellular networks and is expected to eventually replace CDMA and GSM.  
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show An IP address that indicates your own computer and is used to test TCP/IPconfiguration on the computer.  
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show A 48-bit hardware address unique to each NIC assigned by the manufacturer and embedded on the device. The address is often printed as hexadecimal numbers. Also called a physical address, an adapter address, or a hardware address.  
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MAC Address Filtering   show
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show in TCP/IP version 6, an IP address used when packets are delivered to a group of nodes on a network.  
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show A feature of the IEEE 802.11n/ac standards for wireless networking whereby two or more antennas are used at both ends of transmissions to improve performance.  
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Name Resolution   show
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show A technique that substitutes the public IP address of the router for the private IP address of computer on a private network when these computers need to communicate on the Internet. See also Destination Network Address Translation (DNAT).  
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show In TCP/IP version 6, two or more nodes on the same link  
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NetBIOS   show
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show A feature of Server Message Block (SMB) protocols that allows legacy NetBIOS applications to communicate on a TCP/IP network  
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show An expansion card that plugs into a computer's motherboard and provides a port on the back of the card to connect a computer to a network.  
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Network Interface Card (NIC)   show
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show Any device that connects to the network, such as a computer, printer, or router.  
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show In TCP/IP version 4, each of the four numbers that are separated by periods and make up a 32-bit IP address. One octet is 8 bits  
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show A network port embedded on the motherboard.  
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OSI Model   show
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Physical Address   show
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show The protocol that an email server and client use when the client requests the downloading of email messages. The most recent version is POP version 3. Compare with IMAP4.  
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Port   show
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Port Address   show
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Port Forwarding   show
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show A technique that allows a computer on the Internet to reach a computer on a private network using a certain port when the private network is protected by NAT and a firewall that controls the use of ports.  
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Port Number   show
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show When a firewall opens a port because a computer behind the firewall initiates communication on another port.  
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show n TCP/IP version 4, an IP address that is used on a private network that is isolated from the Internet. Compare with public IP address.  
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show A set of rules and standards that two entities use for communication. For example, TCP/IP is a suite or group of protocols that define many types of communication on a TCP/IP network.  
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show In TCP/IP version 4, an IP address available to the Internet. Compare with private IP address.  
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Quality of Service (QoS)   show
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Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP)   show
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RJ-45   show
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Router   show
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show TCP/IP protocol used to transfer files from an FTP server to an FTP client using encryption.  
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show A protocol that is used to pass login information to a remote computer and control that computer over a network using encryption.  
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Server Message Block (SMB)   show
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show The name of a wireless access point and wireless network  
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SIM (Subscriber Identification Module) Card   show
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show A TCP/IP protocol used to monitor network traffic.  
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show A file access protocol and the cross-platform version of SMB used between Windows, Linux, Mac OS, and other operating systems.  
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SMTP (Simple MAil Transfer Protocol)   show
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show An established connection between a client and a server, such as the connection between a browser and web server.  
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show A permanent IP address that is manually assigned to a computer.  
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show A group of local networks when several networks are tied together in a subsystem of the larger intranet. In TCP/IP version 6, one or more links that have the same 16 bits in the subnet ID of the IP address. See subnet ID.  
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show In TCP/IP version 6, the last block (16 bits) in the 64-bit prefix of an IP address. The subnet is identified using some or all of these 16 bits.  
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Subnet Mask   show
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Switch   show
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TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)   show
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show The group or suite of protocols used for almost all networks, including the Internet. Fundamentally, TCP is responsible for errorchecking transmissions, and IP is responsible for routing.  
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Telnet   show
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show In TCP/IP version 6, a tunneling protocol to transmit TCP/IPv6 packets over a TCP/IPv4 network, named after the Teredo worm that bores holes in wood. Teredo IP addresses begin with 2001, and the prefix is written as 2001::/32.  
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show A type of encryption protocol used by WPA to secure a wireless Wi-Fi network. Also see WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access).  
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UDP (User Datagram Protocol)   show
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Unicast Address   show
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Unique Local Address   show
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show An unsecure method a router can use to allow unfiltered communication between nodes on a private network. Hackers sometimes are able to exploit UPnP, so use with caution.  
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Virtual Private Network (VPN)   show
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show A technology used on cellular networks for LTE to support voice communication.  
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Wake-on-LAN   show
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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)   show
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Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity)   show
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WI-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)   show
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Wireless Access Point (WAP)   show
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show A type of LAN that does not use wires or cables to create connections, but instead transmits data over radio or infrared waves.  
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show A wireless broadband network for computers and mobile devices that uses cellular towers for communication. Also called a cellular network.  
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show A data encryption method for wireless networks that use the TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption method and the encryption keys are changed at set intervals while the wireless LAN is in use. WPA is stronger than WEP.  
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WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)   show
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