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A utility to determine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It works by sending a packet to the 
specified address and waiting for a reply. PING is used primarily to troubleshoot Internet connections. 
 

SSID is the name representing the Router in WLAN. 
 

Point-to-Point over Ethernet is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an always-on 
connection by simulating a dial-up connection. 
 

A device that forwards data packets along networks. A router is connected to at least two networks, 
commonly two LANs or WANs or a LAN and its ISP network. Routers are located at gateways, the places 
where two or more networks connect. 
 

A mask used to determine which subnet an IP address belongs to. An IP address has two components, the 
network address and the host address. Subnetting enables the network administrator to further divide the 
host part of the address into two or more subnets. 
 

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol), the suite of communications protocols used to 
connect hosts on the Internet. 
 

Virtual private networks are secured private network connections, built on top of publicly accessible 
infrastructure, such as the Internet or the public telephone network. VPNs typically employ some 
combination of encryption, digital certificates, strong user authentication and access control to provide 
security to the traffic they carry. They usually provide connectivity to many machines behind a gateway or 
firewall. 
 

Wide Area Network, a communication network that covers a relatively broad geographic area, consisting of 
two or more LANs. Broadband communication over the WAN is often through public networks such as the 
ADSL or Cable systems, or through leased lines or satellites. To simplify it, please image network as a WAN. 
 

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) is a data privacy mechanism based on a 64/128-bit shared key algorithm, 
as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.