Walled garden

Apr 11, 2010 | Internet | 0 comments

On the Internet, a walled garden refers to a browsing environment that controls the information and Web sites the user is able to access. This is a popular method used by ISPs in order to keep the user navigating only specific areas of the Web, whether for the purpose...

Lock-in

Apr 1, 2010 | Internet | 0 comments

The phrase used to describe a Web page that disables the browser’s back button and prevents the user from leaving the page via the back button. The lock-in practice was originally used by pornography Web sites, however, more mainstream Web sites also use lock-in...

Blind drop

Dec 5, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

In malware and virus terminology, a blind drop is a message board, forum, BBS or other Internet site where attackers and botnet nodes can anonymously post or check for messages and new instructions.

Reciprocal link

Dec 1, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Interchanged, given, or owed to each other: i.e. reciprocal agreements A reciprocal link is an agreement between two webmasters to provide a hyperlink within their own website to each other’s web site. Generally this is done to provide readers with quick access...

LLDP

Nov 30, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Called the IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), it is an emerging standard which provides a solution for the configuration issues caused by expanding LANs. LLDP specifically defines a standard method for Ethernet network devices such as switches, routers...

Hybrid routing protocol

Nov 25, 2009 | Internet | 0 comments

Hybrid Routing, commonly referred to as balanced-hybrid routing, is a combination of distance-vector routing, which works by sharing its knowledge of the entire network with its neighbors and link-state routing which works by having the routers tell every router on...