RFC 1392:Internet Users' Glossary
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... There are three types of addresses in common use within the Internet. They are email address; IP, internet ...
... Internet. They are email address; IP, internet or Internet address; and hardware or MAC address ...
... email address; IP, internet or Internet address; and hardware or MAC address. See also: email address ...
... MAC address. See also: email address, IP address, internet address, MAC address. ...
... address resolution Conversion of an internet address into the corresponding physical address ...
... served as the basis for early networking research, as well as a central backbone during the development of the Internet. The ARPANET consisted of individual packet switching computers ...
... Anonymous FTP allows a user to retrieve documents, files, programs, and other archived data from anywhere in the Internet without having to establish a userid and password. By using the ...
... archie A system to automatically gather, index and serve information on the Internet. The initial implementation of archie provided an indexed directory of filenames from all anonymous FTP archives ...
... FTP archives on the Internet. Later versions provide other collections of information. See also: archive ...
... archive site A machine that provides access to a collection of files across the Internet. An "anonymous FTP archive site", for example, provides ...
... network protocol implementations. This RFC is updated periodically and, in any case, current information can be obtained from the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). If you are developing a protocol or application that will require the use of a link ...
... port, protocol, etc., please contact the IANA to receive a number assignment. See also: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, STD. ...
... Basic Encoding Rules Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) Implementation of a DNS server ...
... Implementation of a DNS server developed and distributed by the University of California at Berkeley. Many Internet hosts run BIND, and it is the ancestor of many commercial BIND ...
... version 4.3 of the Berkeley UNIX distribution. Many Internet hosts run BSD software, and it is the ancestor of many commercial UNIX ...
... BIND See: Berkeley Internet Name Domain ...
... encapsulates the Bitnet protocol within IP packets and depends on the Internet to route them. ...
... domain of hobbyists, an increasing number of BBS's are connected directly to the Internet, and many BBS's are currently operated by government, educational, and research institutions. See also: Electronic Mail, Internet ...
... Internet, and many BBS's are currently operated by government, educational, and research institutions. See also: Electronic Mail, Internet, Usenet. [Source: NWNET] ...
... CERT was formed by DARPA in November 1988 in response to the needs exhibited during the Internet worm incident. The CERT charter is to work with the Internet community ...
... Internet worm incident. The CERT charter is to work with the Internet community to facilitate its response to computer security events involving Internet ...
... Internet community to facilitate its response to computer security events involving Internet hosts, to take proactive steps to raise the community's awareness of ...
... routers) operated by the Internet Network Operations Center at Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The core gateway system formed a central part of Internet ...
... Internet Network Operations Center at Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN). The core gateway system formed a central part of Internet routing in that all groups ...
... (formerly known as ARPA) was responsible for funding much of the development of the Internet we know today, including the Berkeley version of Unix and TCP/IP ...
... network serving the US Department of Defense composed of MILNET, other portions of the Internet, and classified networks which are not part of the Internet ...
... Internet, and classified networks which are not part of the Internet. The DDN is used to connect military installations and is managed by the ...
... NIC", the DDN NIC's primary responsibility is the assignment of Internet network addresses and Autonomous System numbers, the administration of the root domain ...
... network address, Internet Registry, Network Information Center, Request For Comments. ...
... Defense Communications Agency (DCA), this is the government agency responsible for managing the DDN portion of the Internet, including the MILNET. Currently, DISA administers the DDN, and supports the user assistance services of the DDN NIC ...
... like a single database to the user. A prime example in the Internet is the Domain Name System. ...
... domain "Domain" is a heavily overused term in the Internet. It can be used in the Administrative Domain context ...
... host names. The style of host names now used in the Internet is called "domain name", because they are the style of names used to look up anything in the DNS ...
... Electronic mail is one of the most popular uses of the Internet. [Source: NNSC] ...
... PDU) from the layer above. As an example, in Internet terminology, a packet would contain a header from the physical layer ...
... One of the connection points between the American governmental internets and the Internet. [Source: SURA] ...
... networks using TCP/IP and the Internet. Current members include representatives from DOD, DOE, DARPA, NSF, NASA, and HHS. See also: Defense ...
... descriptions of protocols. FYIs convey general information about topics related to TCP/IP or the Internet. See also: Request For Comments, STD. ...
... A distributed information service that makes available hierarchical collections of information across the Internet. Gopher uses a simple protocol that allows a single Gopher ...
... networks, where each level is responsible for its own routing. The Internet has, basically, three levels: the backbones, the mid-levels, and the stub ...
... host address See: internet address hostname ...
... I-D See: Internet-Draft IAB ...
... IAB See: Internet Architecture Board IANA ...
... IANA See: Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ICMP ...
... ICMP See: Internet Control Message Protocol IEEE ...
... IEN See: Internet Experiment Note IESG ...
... IESG See: Internet Engineering Steering Group IETF ...
... IETF See: Internet Engineering Task Force IINREN ...
... IMR See: Internet Monthly Report Integrated Services Digital Network ...
... [Source: TAN] internet While an internet is a network ...
... internet While an internet is a network, the term "internet" is usually ...
... While an internet is a network, the term "internet" is usually used to refer to a collection of networks interconnected with ...
... network. Internet (note the capital "I") The Internet is the largest internet ...
... Internet (note the capital "I") The Internet is the largest internet in the world. Is a three level hierarchy composed of backbone networks ...
... Internet (note the capital "I") The Internet is the largest internet in the world. Is a three level hierarchy composed of backbone networks ...
... networks, and stub networks. The Internet is a multiprotocol internet. See also: backbone, ...
... networks. The Internet is a multiprotocol internet. See also: backbone, mid-level network ...
... network, stub network, transit network, Internet Protocol, Corporation for Research and Educational Networks, National Science Foundation. ...
... National Science Foundation. internet address A IP address that uniquely identifies a node ...
... A IP address that uniquely identifies a node on an internet. An Internet address (capital "I"), uniquely identifies a node ...
... node on an internet. An Internet address (capital "I"), uniquely identifies a node on the Internet ...
... Internet address (capital "I"), uniquely identifies a node on the Internet. See also: internet, Internet, IP address ...
... node on the Internet. See also: internet, Internet, IP address. ...
... Internet. See also: internet, Internet, IP address. ...
... IP address. Internet Architecture Board (IAB) The technical body that oversees the development of the Internet ...
... Internet Architecture Board (IAB) The technical body that oversees the development of the Internet suite of protocols. It has two task forces: the IETF ...
... IRTF. "IAB" previously stood for Internet Activities Board. See also: Internet Engineering Task Force, Internet Research Task Force ...
... IAB" previously stood for Internet Activities Board. See also: Internet Engineering Task Force, Internet Research Task Force. ...
... Internet Activities Board. See also: Internet Engineering Task Force, Internet Research Task Force. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ...
... Internet Research Task Force. Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) The central registry ...
... IANA) The central registry for various Internet protocol parameters, such as port, protocol and enterprise numbers ...
... STD. Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) ICMP ...
... ICMP) ICMP is an extension to the Internet Protocol. It allows for the generation of error messages, test packets and informational ...
... [Source: FYI4] Internet-Draft (I-D) Internet-Drafts are working documents of the IETF ...
... Internet-Draft (I-D) Internet-Drafts are working documents of the IETF, its Areas, and its Working Groups ...
... IETF, its Areas, and its Working Groups. As the name implies, Internet-Drafts are draft documents. They are valid for a maximum of six months and ...
... may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. Very often, I-Ds are precursors to RFCs. See also: Internet Engineering Task Force, Request For Comments. Internet Engineering Steering Group ...
... Internet Engineering Task Force, Request For Comments. Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) The IESG ...
... IETF Area Directors and the IETF Chair. It provides the first technical review of Internet standards and is responsible for day-to-day "management" of the IETF ...
... management" of the IETF. See also: Internet Engineering Task Force. Internet Engineering Task Force ...
... Internet Engineering Task Force. Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) The IETF ...
... researchers whose purpose is to coordinate the operation, management and evolution of the Internet, and to resolve short-range and mid-range ...
... three times a year and extensive minutes are included in the IETF Proceedings. See also: Internet, Internet Architecture Board. [Source: FYI4] ...
... IETF Proceedings. See also: Internet, Internet Architecture Board. [Source: FYI4] ...
... [Source: FYI4] Internet Experiment Note (IEN) A series of reports pertinent to the Internet. IENs were ...
... Internet Experiment Note (IEN) A series of reports pertinent to the Internet. IENs were published in parallel to RFCs and are no longer active. See also: ...
... published in parallel to RFCs and are no longer active. See also: Internet-Draft, Request For Comments. Internet ...
... Internet-Draft, Request For Comments. Internet Monthly Report (IMR) Published monthly, the purpose of the Internet Monthly Reports is ...
... Internet Monthly Report (IMR) Published monthly, the purpose of the Internet Monthly Reports is to communicate to the Internet Research Group ...
... Published monthly, the purpose of the Internet Monthly Reports is to communicate to the Internet Research Group the accomplishments, milestones reached, or problems discovered by the participating ...
... organizations. internet number See: internet address ...
... internet number See: internet address Internet Protocol ...
... internet address Internet Protocol (IP) The Internet Protocol ...
... Internet Protocol (IP) The Internet Protocol, defined in STD 5, RFC 791std5, is the network ...
... TCP/IP Protocol Suite. Internet Registry (IR) The IANA ...
... Defense Data Network..., Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Internet Relay Chat ...
... Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. Internet Relay Chat (IRC) A world-wide "party line" protocol that allows one to converse with others in real time. IRC is structured as a network ...
... [Source: HACKER] Internet Research Steering Group (IRSG) The "governing body" of the IRTF ...
... IRSG) The "governing body" of the IRTF. See also: Internet Research Task Force. [Source: MALAMUD] ...
... [Source: MALAMUD] Internet Research Task Force (IRTF) The IRTF ...
... The IRTF is chartered by the IAB to consider long-term Internet issues from a theoretical point of view. It has Research Groups, ...
... privacy enhanced mail are samples of IRTF output. See also: Internet Architecture Board, Internet Engineering Task Force, Privacy ...
... IRTF output. See also: Internet Architecture Board, Internet Engineering Task Force, Privacy Enhanced Mail. ...
... Privacy Enhanced Mail. Internet Society (ISOC) The Internet Society ...
... Internet Society (ISOC) The Internet Society is a non-profit, professional membership organization which facilitates and supports the technical evolution of the Internet ...
... Internet Society is a non-profit, professional membership organization which facilitates and supports the technical evolution of the Internet, stimulates interest in and educates the scientific and academic communities, industry and the public about the technology, uses and applications of the Internet ...
... Internet, stimulates interest in and educates the scientific and academic communities, industry and the public about the technology, uses and applications of the Internet, and promotes the development of new applications for the system. The Society provides a forum for discussion ...
... Society provides a forum for discussion and collaboration in the operation and use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society ...
... operation and use of the global Internet infrastructure. The Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society News, and holds an annual conference, INET. The development of Internet ...
... Internet infrastructure. The Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society News, and holds an annual conference, INET. The development of Internet technical standards takes place under the ...
... Internet Society publishes a quarterly newsletter, the Internet Society News, and holds an annual conference, INET. The development of Internet technical standards takes place under the auspices of the Internet Society with substantial support from the ...
... development of Internet technical standards takes place under the auspices of the Internet Society with substantial support from the Corporation for National Research Initiatives under a cooperative agreement ...
... IP See: Internet Protocol IP address ...
... The 32-bit address defined by the Internet Protocol in STD 5, RFC 791std5 ...
... 791std5. It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation. See also: dot address, internet address, Internet Protocol, network ...
... also: dot address, internet address, Internet Protocol, network address ...
... IR See: Internet Registry IRC ...
... IRC See: Internet Relay Chat IRSG ...
... IRSG See: Internet Research Steering Group IRTF ...
... IRTF See: Internet Research Task Force IS ...
... ISOC See: Internet Society ISODE ...
... A software program that distributes files or information in response to requests sent via email. Internet examples include Almanac and netlib. Mail servers have also been used in Bitnet to provide FTP ...
... routing entries. Also used as a name for a packet which has an altogether bogus (non-registered or ill-formed) internet address. [Source: RFC1208] ...
... networks (a.k.a. regionals) make up the second level of the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which connect the stub networks ...
... backbone networks. See also: backbone, Internet, stub network, transit network. ...
... MIME See: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions moderator ...
... [Source: MALAMUD] Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) An extension to Internet email ...
... Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) An extension to Internet email which provides the ability to transfer non-textual data, such as graphics, audio ...
... Adventure, role playing games, or simulations played on the Internet. Devotees call them "text-based virtual reality adventures". The games can feature fantasy combat, booby traps ...
... Europe, and the Pacific Rim. The NSFNET is part of the Internet. Negative Acknowledgment ...
... Local Area Network, Metropolitan Area Network, Wide Area Network, internet. network ...
... host address. In the Internet, assigned network addresses are ...
... network addresses are globally unique. See also: Internet, IP address, subnet address ...
... host address, Internet Registry. Network File System ...
... incorporated in products by more than two hundred companies, and is now a de facto Internet standard. [Source: NNSC] ...
... Network Operations Center (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve ...
... NTP) A protocol that assures accurate local timekeeping with reference to radio and atomic clocks located on the Internet. This protocol is capable of synchronizing distributed clocks within milliseconds over long time periods. It is defined in STD ...
... 1119(-> 1305draft). See also: Internet. [Source: NNSC] ...
... distance vector, routing protocol. It is an Internet standard IGP defined in RFC 1247(-> 1583(-> 2178(-> 2328std54))). See also: ...
... datagram, frame. Packet InterNet Groper (PING) A program used to test reachability ...
... Ping host X to see if it is up!" See also: Internet Control Message Protocol. [Source: RFC1208] ...
... PING See: Packet INternet Groper Point Of Presence ...
... Privacy Enhanced Mail (PEM) Internet email which provides confidentiality, authentication and ...
... to create multiple views of a single collection of files distributed across the Internet. Prospero provides a file naming system, and file access is provided by existing access methods ...
... high-level exchanges between allocation programs (e.g., the way in which two programs transfer a file across the Internet). [Source: MALAMUD] ...
... Request For Comments (RFC) The document series, begun in 1969, which describes the Internet suite of protocols and related experiments. Not all (in fact very few) RFCs describe Internet standards ...
... Internet suite of protocols and related experiments. Not all (in fact very few) RFCs describe Internet standards, but all Internet standards are written up as RFCs. The RFC series of documents is unusual in ...
... suite of protocols and related experiments. Not all (in fact very few) RFCs describe Internet standards, but all Internet standards are written up as RFCs. The RFC series of documents is unusual in that the proposed protocols are forwarded by the Internet ...
... Internet standards are written up as RFCs. The RFC series of documents is unusual in that the proposed protocols are forwarded by the Internet research and development community, acting on their own behalf, as opposed to the formally reviewed and standardized protocols that are ...
... MAC) address to an internet address. It is used primarily by diskless nodes when they first initialize to find their internet address ...
... internet address. It is used primarily by diskless nodes when they first initialize to find their internet address. See also: Address Resolution Protocol, BOOTP ...
... Address Resolution Protocol, BOOTP, internet address, MAC address. ...
... RFC 822std11(-> 2822prop) The Internet standard format for electronic mail message headers. ...
... link state, routing protocol. It is an Internet standard IGP defined in STD 34, RFC 1058hist ...
... Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) The Internet standard protocol, defined in STD 15, RFC 1157hist, ...
... STD A subseries of RFCs that specify Internet standards. The official list of Internet standards is in STD 1 ...
... A subseries of RFCs that specify Internet standards. The official list of Internet standards is in STD 1. See also: For Your Information, Request For Comments. ...
... subnet is to a network what a network is to an internet. See also: internet, network ...
... network is to an internet. See also: internet, network. ...
... A protocol which allows two people on remote computers to communicate in a real-time fashion. See also: Internet Relay Chat. TCP ...
... TCP/IP Protocol Suite Transmission Control Protocol over Internet Protocol. This is a common shorthand which refers to the suite of transport ...
... Telnet Telnet is the Internet standard protocol for remote terminal connection ...
... Access Controller (TAC) A device which connects terminals to the Internet, usually using dialup modem ...
... should be allowed to survive before being discarded. It is primarily used as a hop count. See also: Internet Protocol. [Source: MALAMUD] ...
... Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) An Internet Standard transport layer protocol defined in STD 7, ...
... Tunnelling is used to get data between administrative domains which use a protocol that is not supported by the internet connecting those domains ...
... myth. It is an interesting phenonmenon that these stories get spread so far, so fast and so often. Urban legends never die, they just end up on the Internet! Some legends that periodically make their rounds include "The Infamous Modem Tax," "Craig ...
... newsgroups, the computers which run the protocols, and the people who read and submit Usenet news. Not all Internet hosts subscribe to Usenet ...
... subscribe to Usenet and not all Usenet hosts are on the Internet. See also: Network News Transfer Protocol, UNIX-to-UNIX ...
... User Datagram Protocol (UDP) An Internet Standard transport layer protocol defined in STD 6, ...
... white pages The Internet supports several databases that contain basic information about users, such as email addresses ...
... WHOIS An Internet program which allows users to query a database of ...
... query a database of people and other Internet entities, such as domains, networks, and ...
... network environments. Network worms were first defined by Shoch & Hupp of Xerox in ACM Communications (March 1982). The Internet worm of November 1988 is perhaps the most famous; it successfully propagated itself on over 6,000 systems across the Internet ...
... Internet worm of November 1988 is perhaps the most famous; it successfully propagated itself on over 6,000 systems across the Internet. See also: Trojan Horse, virus. ...


... Malkin, G., and A. Marine, "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions", FYI 4, RFC 1325(-> 1594(-> 2664fyi4)), Xylogics, SRI, May 1992. ...
... "NNSC's Hypercard Tour of the Internet". ...
... LaQuey, T. (with J. Ryer), "The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking", Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1992. ...
... Kochmer, J., and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992. ...
... IAB Official Protocol Standards", STD 1, RFC 1360(-> 1410(-> 1500(-> 1540(-> 1600(-> 1610(-> 1720hist(-> 1780hist(-> 1800(-> 1880(-> 1920(-> 2000(-> 2200(-> 2300(-> 2400(-> 2500(-> 2600(-> 2700(-> 2800(-> 2900(-> 3000(-> 3300(-> 3600(-> 3700std1))))))))))))))))))))))), Internet Architecture Board, September 1992. ...
... Kehoe, B., "Zen and the Art of the Internet", February 1992. ...



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