The ability of ISA servers in a domain array to take over the
responsibilities of a failed server.
file
allocation table (FAT)
A table or list maintained by some operating systems to keep
track of the status of various segments of disk space used for file
storage. See also Windows
2000 file system (NTFS).
file
transfer protocol (FTP)
The Internet standard protocol for transferring files between
computers. FTP uses the Telnet and TCP protocols. The server
requires a client to supply a logon user name and password before
honoring requests. See also anonymous
logon.
filter
A means of excluding information that does not match a
predefined set of specifications. See application
filter.
firewall
A security system intended to protect an organization's network
against external threats, such as hackers, coming from another
network, such as the Internet. See also application
gateway.
Firewall service
An API service used by ISA Server that provides redirection and
remote execution of Windows Sockets (Winsock) applications over
connections involving a computer on an internal network (intranet)
computer and remote computers on the Internet.
Firewall service
completion port
A completion port created by Windows 2000 at the request
of the Firewall service that is associated with the proxy. See
completion
port.
In TCP/IP, host names with their domain names appended to them.
For example, a computer with host name zebra and domain name
microsoft.com has an FQDN of zebra.microsoft.com. See also Domain Name
System (DNS).