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  • PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet)

    PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet) is a specification for connecting multiple computer users on an Ethernet local area network to a remote site through common customer premises equipment, which is the telephone company's term for a modem a...  Definition

  • Technical Office Protocol (TOP)

    Technical Office Protocol (TOP), also called Technical and Office Protocol, is a set of protocols intended for networks that perform distributed information processing in business offices... (Continued)  Definition

  • DVMRP (Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol)

    DVMRP (Distance Vector Multicast Routing Protocol) is the oldest routing protocol that has been used to support multicast data transmission over networks.  Definition

  • Fast Ethernet

    Fast Ethernet is a local area network (LAN) transmission standard that provides a data rate of 100 megabits per second (referred to as "100BASE-T").  Definition

  • 10BASE-T

    10BASE-T, one of several physical media specified in the IEEE 802.3 standard for Ethernet local area networks (LANs), is ordinary telephone twisted pair wire.  Definition

  • 100BASE-T

    In 100 Mbps (megabits per second) Ethernet (known as Fast Ethernet), there are three types of physical wiring that can carry signals: 100BASE-T4 (four pairs of telephone twisted pair wire) 100BASE-TX (two pairs of data grade twisted-pair wire) 100BAS...  Definition

  • Cisco router load balancing configuration for DSL lines, Ethernet interfaces

    Expert Sudhanshu Gupta lists the options available for configuring a Cisco router to perform load balancing among two Ethernet interfaces and DSL lines in this response.  Ask the Expert

  • Can you help me find good monitoring tools and protocol analyzers?

    In this Q&A, enterprise security expert Michael Gregg suggests some good network monitoring tools and protocol analyzers and recommends what users should do before buying.  Ask the Expert

  • What are the advantages of a UTP over a coax, and how do the two networks differ?

    Chris Partsenidis takes us through some networking history and explains what the advantages of a UTP computer network are over a coax computer network and how the two networks differ, in this expert response.  Ask the Expert

  • Safe distance for Ethernet at 100 Mbps over Cat5e

    "What is considered a safe distance for Ethernet at 100 Mbps over Cat5e?" Our infrastructure expert, Carrie Higbie, answers this question in this Q&A.  Ask the Expert

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