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6/14/25
Some Terms
NAS Network Attached Storage
LAN Local Area Network
DAS Direct Attached Storage (Machine Local Devices)
SMB Server Message Block - Windows, works with Windows Services - allows multiple clients to share the same resource
NFS Network File System - Mostly used in Unix and trnux
CA Continuously Available
TCP Transmission Control Protocol (Connection Based)
IP Internet Protocol
UDP User Datagram Protocol(connectionless, no handshake) Uses - VOIP, Streaming, gaming
MAC Media Access Control -Unique address to a NIC card
NIC Network Interface Card
CDP Continious Data Protection
SOBR Scale Out Backup Repository
DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Assigns IP addresses
DNS Domain Name Service - URL to IP (logical) Address
ARP Address Resolution Prototcol - IP to MAC on LAN
ICMP
IGMP
Commands
ipconfig (/all)
ipstat
Security
MACMadatory Access Control
MFA
CDP
Revised 5/19/25