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Hi Friends,
I have just started the networking course. I am too confused between LAN and WAN. I am not able to differentiate in between them.
Do you know the difference between WAN and LAN? If yes the please share your knowledge with me , so that it will be useful for me to understand exact difference between LAN & WAN.
I will appreciate you help..
Hi ,
1. LAN(Local Area Network):-
It is type of networks which is useful to cover small local area. for example:Office, Building, Home to one another.
2. WAN(Wide Area Network):-
It is type of networks which is useful to cover large geographic area. Internet is the commonly known example of a WAN is the .
3. WAN:- Wan comprises more that one interconnected Local area networks(LAN)
Hi friends,
Please go through below information.
*. LAN(Local Area Networks) cover the very small geographical area.
The range of the LAN connection is the 100 meters.
The data transferring rate of the LAN is more than data transferring rate of WAN.
The occurrence of the noise in the LAN communication is very less as compare to the WAN.
*.WAN(Wide Area Network) has more coverage area than LAN .
The data transferring rate of the WAN is less than data transferring rate of LAN.
The occurrence of the noise in the WAN communication is often as compare to the LAN.
Following are the different characteristics of the WAN and LAN which I know:
characteristics of the WAN:
*. Data transmission speed of the Local Area networks is high.
*. It is useful to connects computer within the range of the ten kilometers.
*. While transmission few errors occurs.
characteristics of the LAN:
*. Data transmission speed of the Local Area networks is low.
*. It is useful to connects computer within the more than one LAN.
*. While transmission more errors occurs.
Hi,
I). The exact difference between the Local Area network and the Wide Area networks is in the technology which is used in between them. You can control all LAN resources ,but while in the WAN you can't control all the resource which is under coverage.
II). When you connects a single LAN with the "internet" or with the other LAN, then it makes the wide area network i.e WAN
II). You can implement wireless or wired LAN connection. Actually WAN is the interconnection of the many LAN connections.