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... There are four types of addresses in common use within the
Internet. They are email address; IP, internet ...
... URL. See also: email
address, IP address, internet address, MAC address, Uniform
Resource Locator.
...
... DARPA, nee ARPA) was responsible for funding
much of the development of the Internet we know today, including
the Berkeley version of Unix and TCP/IP ...
... 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. For example, an anonymous FTP archive site 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.
...
... BCP
The newest subseries of RFCs which are written to describe Best
Current Practices in the Internet. Rather than specifying a
protocol, these documents specify the best ways to use the
protocols and the best ways to configure options to ensure
...
... the endorsement of the IESG. See also: Request For Comments,
Internet Engineering Steering Group.
BER ...
... Basic Encoding Rules
Berkeley Internet Name Daemon (BIND)
Implementation of a DNS server developed and distributed by the
...
... 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 ...
... 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.
[NWNET]
...
... CERT was formed by ARPA 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
...
... gateways (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 ...
... videoconferencing program developed at Cornell University. It
allows anyone with audio/video capabilites and an Internet
connection to videoconference with anyone else with the same
...
... 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
Defense ...
... NIC", the DDN NIC's primary responsibility
was the assignment of Internet network addresses and Autonomous
System numbers, the administration of the root domain ...
... root domain, and
providing information and support services to the Internet for the
DDN. Since the creation of the InterNIC, the DDN NIC performs
...
... network address, Internet Registry, InterNIC, 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 ...
... PDU) from the layer
above. For 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.
[SURA]
...
... networks using TCP/IP and the
Internet. Current members include representatives from DOD, DOE,
ARPA, NSF, NASA, and HHS. See also: Advanced Research Projects
...
... descriptions of protocols. FYIs convey general information about
topics related to TCP/IP or the Internet. See also: Request For
Comments.
...
... service, developed at the University of
Minnesota, that makes hierarchical collections of information
available across the Internet. Gopher uses a simple protocol,
defined in RFC 1436 ...
... networks, where each level
is responsible for its own routing. The Internet has, basically,
three levels: the backbones, the mid-levels, and the stub
...
...
I-D
See: Internet-Draft
IAB ...
...
IEN
See: Internet Experiment Note
IEPG
...
... IETF
See: Internet Engineering Task Force
IINREN
...
...
IMR
See: Internet Monthly Report
...
... While an internet is a network, the term "internet" is usually
used to refer to a collection of networks interconnected with
...
... 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 (e.g., NEARnet) and stub
networks. The Internet is a multiprotocol internet. See also:
backbone ...
... 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 ...
... The IAB has been many things over the years. Originally the
Internet Activities Board, it was responsible for the development
of the protocols which make up the Internet. It later changed its
...
... Internet Activities Board, it was responsible for the development
of the protocols which make up the Internet. It later changed its
name and charter to become the group most responsible for the
...
... group most responsible for the
architecture of the Internet, leaving the protocol details to the
IESG ...
... IESG. In June of 1992, it was chartered as a component of the
Internet Society; this is the charter it holds today. The IAB is
responsible for approving nominations to the IESG ...
... responsible for approving nominations to the IESG, architectural
oversight for Internet Standard Protocols, IETF standards process
oversight and appeals, IANA ...
... peer standards groups (e.g., ISO). See also: Internet Engineering
Task Force, Internet Research Task Force, Internet Engineering
Steering Group, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority ...
... groups (e.g., ISO). See also: Internet Engineering
Task Force, Internet Research Task Force, Internet Engineering
Steering Group, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, Request for
...
... ISO). See also: Internet Engineering
Task Force, Internet Research Task Force, Internet Engineering
Steering Group, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, Request for
Comments.
...
... Internet Engineering
Task Force, Internet Research Task Force, Internet Engineering
Steering Group, Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, Request for
Comments.
...
... IANA)
The central registry for various Internet protocol parameters,
such as port, protocol and enterprise numbers ...
... ICMP)
ICMP is an extension to the Internet Protocol. It allows for the
generation of error messages, test packets and informational
...
... 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 ...
... Internet Engineering Task Force, Request For Comments.
Internet Engineering Planning Group (IEPG)
A group ...
... Group (IEPG)
A group, primarily composed of Internet service operators, whose
goal is to promote a globally coordinated Internet operating
...
... group, primarily composed of Internet service operators, whose
goal is to promote a globally coordinated Internet operating
environment. Membership is open to all.
...
... 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 ...
... 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.
[FYI4 ...
... 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 were intended to be "working
documents." They have been replaced by Internet-Drafts ...
... Internet. IENs were
published in parallel to RFCs and were intended to be "working
documents." They have been replaced by Internet-Drafts and are
currently of historic value only. See also: Internet-Draft,
...
... documents." They have been replaced by Internet-Drafts and are
currently of historic value only. See also: Internet-Draft,
Request For Comments.
...
... 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
...
...
internet number
See: internet address
...
... connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. See also:
packet switching, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Internet Protocol Version
6.
Internet Protocol Version 6 ...
... stream protocol used for special
applications) is a new version of the Internet Protocol which is
designed to be an evolutionary step from its predecessor, version
4. There are many RFCs defining various portions of the protocol,
...
... 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 ...
... 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.
...
... 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 ...
... Services from their headquarters in Herndon, VA.
Services are provided via the Internet, and by telephone, FAX, and
...
... The 32-bit address defined by the Internet Protocol in RFC 791std5.
It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation. See also:
...
... It is usually represented in dotted decimal notation. See also:
dot address, internet address, Internet Protocol, network address ...
... IR
See: Internet Registry
IRC
...
...
IRC
See: Internet Relay Chat
IRSG ...
... 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.
[RFC1208]
...
... channels, and involving hundreds of remote users. See also:
multicast, Internet Engineering Task Force.
MD ...
... Mid-level networks (a.k.a. regionals) make up the second level of
the Internet hierarchy. They are the transit networks which
connect the stub networks ...
... MIME
See: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MNP
...
... 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
...
...
netfind
A research prototype to provide a simple Internet "white pages"
user directory. Developed at the University of Colorado, Boulder,
...
... Services area of the IETF. See also: Acceptable Use Policy,
Internet Engineering Task Force.
Netnews
...
... This protocol has been incorporated in products by more than two
hundred companies, and is now a de facto Internet standard.
[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. See also: Internet ...
... Internet. This protocol
is capable of synchronizing distributed clocks within milliseconds
over long time periods. See also: Internet.
[NNSC]
...
... distance vector, routing protocol. It
is an Internet standard IGP defined in RFCs 1583 and 1793. The
multicast ...
... 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).
[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 ...
... link state, routing protocol. It
is an Internet standard IGP defined in RFC 1058hist. See also:
...
... SLIP is
defined in RFC 1055std47, but is not an Internet Standard. It is being
replaced by PPP. See also: Point-to-Point Protocol ...
... Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
The Internet standard protocol developed to manage nodes on an IP
network. The first version ...
... 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: Request For
Comments.
...
... 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 and
...
... Access Controller (TAC)
A device which was once used to connect 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.
[MALAMUD]
...
... Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
An Internet Standard transport layer protocol defined in RFC 793std7.
...
... Tunnelling is used to get data between administrative domains
which use a protocol that is not supported by the internet
connecting those domains. See also: Administrative Domain ...
... URL is a compact (most of the time) string representation for a
resource available on the Internet. URLs are primarily used to
retrieve information using WWW. The syntax and semantics ...
... 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 RFC 768std6.
...
... A WWW search engine. The aim of the WebCrawler Project is to
provide a high-quality, fast, and free Internet search service.
...
... white pages
The Internet supports several databases that contain basic
information about users, such as e-mail addresses ...
... under a charter to achieve a certain goal. That goal may be the
creation of an Informational document, the creation of a protocol
specification, or the resolution of problems in the Internet.
Most working groups have a finite lifetime ...
... mailing
list; however, anyone may attend a working group meeting. See
also: Internet Engineering Task Force, Birds Of a Feather.
World Wide Web ...
... 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.
...
... Yahoo! is a hierarchical subject-oriented guide for the World Wide
Web and Internet. Yahoo! lists sites and categorizes them into
appropriate subject categories. Yahoo! may be reached at
...
... Malkin, G., A. Marine, "FYI on Questions and Answers: Answers to Commonly asked "New Internet User" Questions", RFC 1325(-> 1594(-> 2664fyi4)) (FYI 4), Xylogics, SRI, May 1992. ...
... "NNSC's Hypercard Tour of the Internet". ...
... LaQuey, Tracy, with Jeanne C. Ryer, "The Internet Companion: A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking", Addison-Wesley, Reading, MA, 1992. ...
... Kochmer, Jonathan, and NorthWestNet, "The Internet Passport: NorthWestNets Guide to Our World Online", NorthWestNet, Bellevue, WA, 1992. ...
... Postel, J., "INTERNET OFFICIAL PROTOCOL STANDARDS", RFC 1920(-> 2000(-> 2200(-> 2300(-> 2400(-> 2500(-> 2600(-> 2700(-> 2800(-> 2900(-> 3000(-> 3300(-> 3600(-> 3700std1))))))))))))) (STD 1), March 1996. ...
... Kehoe, Brendan P., "Zen and the Art of the Internet", February 1992. ...