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.