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  • netsplit

    In using an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) network, a netsplit is the loss of contact between two IRC servers.  Definition

  • Preboot Execution Environment (PXE)

    The Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) is an industry standard client/server interface that allows networked computers that are not yet loaded with an operating system to be configured and booted remotely by an administrator.  Definition

  • multihomed

    Multihomed describes a computer host that has multiple IP addresses to connected networks.  Definition

  • X terminal

    An X terminal is typically a diskless computer especially designed to provide a low-cost user interface for applications that run in a network X server as part of a distributed X Window System.  Definition

  • modem doubling

    Modem doubling is an inexpensive way for a user who wants a fast Internet connection, but can only connect with an analog telephone line, to use two 56kbps modems to double their bandwidth.  Definition

  • Wake on LAN

    Wake on LAN is a technology that allows a network professional to remotely power on a computer or to wake it up from sleep mode.  Definition

  • virtual network adapter

    A virtual network adapter is a program (instead of a physical network adapter) that allows a computer to connect to a network. A virtual network adapter can also be used to connect all the computers on a local area network (LAN) to a larger network s...  Definition

  • port 80

    On a Web server or Hypertext Transfer Protocol daemon, port 80 is the port that the server "listens to" or expects to receive from a Web client, assuming that the default was taken when the server was configured or set up.  Definition

  • LANDesk Client Manager (LDCM)

    LDCM (LANDesk Client Manager) is a software product from Intel that lets a system administrator for a local area network () see the configurations and monitor the status of personal computer on the LAN. LDCM is an implementation of the Desktop Manage...  Definition

  • K56flex

    Rockwell Corporation's K56flex modem chipset gave users the capability to receive data on ordinary phone lines at 56 Kbps (thousand bits per second).  Definition

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