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SCP

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Secure way to transfer a file

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OSPF

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Involves all routers knowing the connection status of other routers within the network.

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traceroute

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Diagnostic tool for displaying the route (path) and measuring transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

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Is a telecommunications protocol used for resolution of network layer addresses into link layer addresses

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SNMP

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Used to monitor network performance. Also can be used to retrieve system and network performance information from a router. Port 161

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TCP/IP model

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Network access, Internet, Transport, Application

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Trunking

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Can carry multiple VLANs through a single port

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STP

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Protocol used to disable switch ports automatically to prevent switching loops

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Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)

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Commonly used by Ping. Typically generated in response to errors in IP datagrams. Layer 3 protocol.

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Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

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Uses an algorithm to determine the fastest route to a destination

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File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

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A standard network protocol used to transfer files from one host to another host over a TCP-based network

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10GBaseSR

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Most likely used with Fiber cabling.

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Domain Name System (DNS)

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Is a hierarchical distributed naming system for computers, services, or any resource connected to the Internet or a private network. It associates various information with domain names assigned to each of the participating entities. Port 53

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Routing Information Protocol (RIP)

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Is a distance-vector routing protocol, which employs the hop count as a routing metric.

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The Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)

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is a communications protocol used by hosts and adjacent routers on IP networks to establish multicast group memberships. Layer 3.

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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)

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Used to display the NICs cache of MAC addresses.

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domain information groper (DIG)

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A network administration command-line tool for querying Domain Name System (DNS) name servers. Displays a networks MX records.

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Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)

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Uses a three way handshake process before establishing a connection. Layer 4.

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Load balancing

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A computer networking methodology to distribute workload across multiple computers. Session affinity.

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ISDN

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Circuit switching, digital signaling, interfaces carry multiple channels

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Frame Relay

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High performance WAN protocol that operates at the physical and data link layers. Packet switching technology. Layer 2

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10GBaseLW

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Max range of six miles

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Traceroute

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A computer network diagnostic tool for displaying the route (path) and measuring transit delays of packets across an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

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APIPA

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DHCP clients can automatically self-configure an IP address and subnet mask when a DHCP server isn't available

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time-domain reflectometer (TDR)

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Is an electronic instrument used to characterize and locate faults in metallic cables

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MDF

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a cable rack that interconnects and manages the telecommunications wiring between itself and any number of IDFs

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IDF

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A cable rack that interconnects and manages the telecommunications wiring between an MDF and workstation devices.

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HTTPS

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Is a combination of Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) with SSL/TLS protocol. It provides encrypted communication and secure identification of a network web server. Layer 6

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802.1x

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Provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to attach to a LAN or WLAN. Radius is the scheme most likely used.

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NAC

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Performs posture assessments for unknown devices that connect to the network.

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NNTP

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Is an Internet application protocol used for transporting Usenet news articles (netnews) between news servers and for reading and posting articles by end user client applications. Port 119

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access control list (ACL)

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A list of permissions attached to a object. Defines access to a network.

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802.1Q

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Is the networking standard that supports Virtual LANs (VLANs) on an Ethernet network.

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SNMPv3

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No changes over previous protocol besides security. Authentication and privacy.

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Link aggression

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Also known as port trunking. Umbrella terms to describe various methods of combining (aggregating) multiple network connections in parallel to increase throughput beyond what a single connection could sustain, and to provide redundancy in case one of the links fails.

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TFTP

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Uses UDP to transfer files. Layer 7

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nbtstat

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Tool used for diagnosing problems on a WINS server.

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RDP

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Proprietary to Microsoft. Allows an admin to take control of a users PC and block them from seeing.

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ATM

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Used as the backbone of an ISDN line.

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OSPF

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Routing protocol that involves all routers knowing the connection status of other routers within a network.