Match the terms with their definitions: yhardware that connectsa computer to a L

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Match the terms with their definitions: yhardware that connectsa computer to a LAN protocol used to map conceptual addresses hardware addresses to a 1. pconfig (or ifconfig) ycan determine whether host (computer) is running 2. nslookup permits a NIC to read all incoming network packets 3. netstat protocol used to provision 4 nin conceptual addresses dynamically 5. LAN ycommonly used to connect network cables together within a LAN 6. promiscuous mode 7. Network Interface Controller a network that connects nearby hosts directly 8. hub y gives information about 9. Address Resolution Protocol available network connections on a particular computer 10. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol provides information about network activity on a computer looks up the IP address for a host name

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1. NIC - (network interface card) it connects a computer to a network

2. ARP - (address resolution protocol) used to map IP address to hardware address

3. PING - used to test reachability of a host on IP network.

4. PROMISCUOUS MODE - special mode which allows all NICs to receive all traffic on the network.

5. DHCP - dynamically assigns an IP address.

6. HUB - networking hardware used to connect cables.

7. LAN - (Local Area Network) connects computer within a range

8. netstat - command line tool used to check network connections for the TCP

9. nslookup - useful for DNS problems

10. ipconfig (ifconfig) - command to check IP address of a computer

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