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Appendix F
Glossary
10/100 BaseTX
An Ethernet connection over twisted-pair cables with a throughput of
10 Mb/s or 100 Mb/s.
10BaseT
A 10-Mb/s baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs of
twisted-pair cabling (Category 3, 4, or 5): one pair for transmitting data
and the other for receiving data. 10BaseT (part of the IEEE 802.3
specification) has a distance limit of approximately 328 feet
(100 meters) per segment.
100BaseTX
A 100-Mb/s baseband Fast Ethernet specification using two pairs of
either unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP)
wiring. The first pair of wires is used to receive data; the second pair is
used to transmit. To guarantee proper signal timing, a 100BaseTX
segment cannot exceed 328 feet (100 meters) in length. 100BaseTX is
based on the IEEE 802.3 standard.
APOP
see Authentication Post Office Protocol (APOP)
AppleShare
A file-sharing protocol in Apple system software that allows sharing of
files and network services through a file server in the Apple Macintosh
environment.
Authentication
The process whereby a user or information source proves they are who
they claim to be; in other words, the process of verifying the identity of
a user, device or other entity in a computer system, often as a
prerequisite to allowing access to resources in a system. Authentication
is any technique enabling the receiver to automatically identify and
reject messages that have been altered either deliberately or by channel
errors.
See also Encryption and Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).