| Short for Wide Area Network, WAN is a collection of computers and network resources connected via a network over a geographic area. Wide-Area Networks are commonly connected either through the Internet
or special arrangements made with phone companies or other service providers. A
WAN is different from a MAN because of the distance between each of the
networks. In a WAN, one network may be anywhere from several hundred miles away,
to across the globe in a different country. For home routers the port the
router connects to your Internet connection is often labeled as a WAN, Network
or Internet port, since it is what allows your home network to communicate with
the Internet network.
Also see: LAN, MAN, Networking definitions, WEP, Wi-Fi |
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