On 10.09.2022 03:04, Rich Brown wrote:
Thanks for all this discussion. I have read everyone's notes carefully, but I
feel as if I am falling farther and farther behind.
I don't understand the distinctions between the terms that everyone is using. (The networking field
is replete with synonyms for the same thing: "interface" (and device, port, jack, socket,
interface, etc.) might refer to that hole in the back of a computer that receives an RJ-45
connector. And "interface" (and network, subnet, address range and others) might apply to
the 192.168.1.1 .. 255 concept. I think that's what's happening here.)
Perhaps I have missed a glossary for these terms. Just point me to one that
works for this DSA discussion. If there isn't one, we need to make one.
As a start, certain terms have cropped up multiple times in this discussion.
Could I ask for definitions for the following terms?
Here's my understanding.
Network:
A network represents a group of computers communicating with each other.
Interface:
Short for network interface.
Network Interface:
A network interface is the point of interconnection, implemented on the
software, between computers.
Device:
Another term for network interface, used a lot on Linux kernel development.
Netdev:
A mailing list for all network-related Linux stuff.
https://docs.kernel.org/process/maintainer-netdev.html#what-is-netdev
Other terms?
I think this is inclusive enough.
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