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- ARP - Address Resolution Protocol (IP)
- ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency (aka DARPA)
- ATM - Asynchronous Transfer Mode
- AUI - Attachment Unit Interface (ethernet)
- BNC - Bayonet Nut Connector (ethernet)
- bps - bits per second
- CHAP - Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (PPP)
- CRC - Cyclic Redundancy Code
- CSMA/CD - Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (ethernet)
- DARPA - Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (aka ARPA)
- DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (IP)
- DNS - Domain Name Service (IP)
- DSP - Digital Signal Processing
- HTTP - Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (IP)
- IANA - Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IP)
- ICMP - Internet Control Message Protocol (IP)
- IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
- IP - Internet Protocol
- ISA - Industry Standard Architecture
- ISDN - Integrated Services Digital Network
- ISO - International Standards Organisation
- LAN - Local Area Network
- LCP - Link Control Protocol (PPP)
- MAC - Media Access Control (ethernet)
- MAN - Metropolitan Area Network
- MII - Media Independent Interface (ethernet)
- MTU - Maximum Transfer Unit
- NAT - Network Address Translation (IP)
- NBT - NetBIOS over TCP (Samba)
- NCP - Network Control Protocol (PPP)
- NFS - Network File System (IP)
- NIC - Network Information Center (IP)
- NIC - Network Interface Card (ethernet etc.)
- OSI - Open Systems Interconnection
- PAP - Password Authentication Protocol (PPP)
- PCI - Peripheral Components Interconnect
- POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service
- PPP - Point to Point Protocol (IP)
- PSTN - Public Switched Telephone Network
- RARP - Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (IP)
- RFC - Request For Comment (IP)
- RPC - Remote Procedure Call (IP)
- SLIP - Serial Line Internet Protocol (IP)
- SMB - Server Message Block (Samba) - Microsoft proprietry protocol
- SNA - Systems Network Architecture
- SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol (IP)
- STP - Shielded Twisted Pair
- TCP - Transmission Control Protocol (IP)
- TCP/IP - see TCP and IP
- TDM - Time Division Multiplexing
- TP - Twisted Pair
- UDP - User Datagram Protocol (IP)
- UTP - Unshielded Twisted Pair
- VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network
- WAN - Wide Area Network
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