Network Related Anagrams

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol. Allows the display of IP-to-Physical address translation at the command prompt.

BGP

Border Gateway Protocol. Used to exchange routing information across the Internet. It makes it possible for ISPs to connect to each other and for end-users to connect to more than one ISP.

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol. A distance-vector routing protocol that allows a router to share information with neighboring routers in an autonomous system. EGIRP will only share data that the next router does not have, rather than sending all information.

IMAP

Internet Message Access Protocol. A webmail protocol.

IGP

Interior Gateway Protocol. Used for exchanging routing information between gateways (commonly routers) within an Autonomous System.

IS-IS

Intermediate System to Intermediate System. A Link state dynamic routing protocol similar to OSPF. Not widely used.

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol. Network communication used for error reporting, PING; etc.

IGMP

Internet Group Management Protocol. This is used by hosts and adjacent routers to establish multicast group memberships on IP networks.

IDS

Intrusion Detection System. An application that inspects incoming packets, looking for active intrusions.

IPS

Intrusion Prevention System. Similar to IDS, except with the added ability of blocking many intrusions. When designed for network use, it becomes a NIPS.

LDAP

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol. Used to look up information in a database about other users and network resources.

MTU

Maximum Transmission Unit. This is the largest data packet accepted by a carrier technology. Expressed in Bytes.

NTP

Network Time Protocol. Used to keep computer and network clocks in sync.

OSPF

Open Shortest Path First. A "link-state" routing protocol that is widely used as an "Interior Gateway Protocol" in large networks.

RTP

Real-Time Transport Protocol. Packet format for delivering audio and video over IP networks. One of the technical foundations of Voice over IP and streaming media.

RDP

Remote Desktop Protocol. Allows accessing a host's desktop from a remote device.

RIP

Routing Information Protocol. One of the oldest distance-vector routing protocols, it employs "Hop Counts" as its primary metric. RIP is assigned to port 520.

SIP

Session Initiation Protocol. VoIP initiation, setup and delivery. Multicast-capable.

SMTP

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Typically used for outgoing email, in tandem with POP3 for incoming.

SNMP

Simple Network Management Protocol. Allows the use of network monitoring programs by setting up monitoring agents.

TFTP

Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Very simple transfer protocol, used for low level data such as boot files, and is rarely authenticated.