An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers that uses wireless LAN cards, to connect as an independent wireless LAN. An Ad-Hoc wireless LAN is sometimes referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS).

A Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexor (DSLAM) is a network device, usually at a telephone company central office, that receives signals from multiple customer Digital Subscriber Line connections and puts the signals on a high-speed backbone line using multiplexing techniques. Depending on the product, DSLAM multiplexers connect DSL lines wit [..]

A geographic territory used primarily by local telephone companies to determine charges for intrastate calls.

Message Integrity Check (MIC, also named Michael) is a function designed to detect if someone has covertly altered data packets. The receiver and the transmitter each compute and compare the MIC. If they do not match, it is assumed that the data has been tampered with and the packet is dropped.

A board that provides network communication capabilities to and from a computer system. Also called an adapter.

The PAC is the box that calls/answers the phone call and relays the PPP frames to the PNS (PPTP Network Server). A PAC must have IP and dial-up capability.

An interior or intra-domain routing protocol that uses distance-vector routing algorithms. RIP is used on the Internet and is common in the NetWare environment as a method for exchanging routing information between routers.

Spam is unsolicited "junk" e-mail sent to large numbers of people to promote products or services.

Spam is unsolicited commercial or junk e-mail.

A device that allows you to send commands to a computer somewhere else. At a minimum, this usually means a keyboard, display screen and some simple circuitry.