It can be set to both
Lan's typically use server based networking, but a Lan can have no server at all, just workstations that link together.
In a LAN, the use of a networking switch can minimize problems with packet sniffing by implementing IPsec at layer 3which encrypts transmissions across the network link. (These damn ITT tech questions can be a pain sometimes, eh?)
Wide area networking is also referred to just WAN and means a network that is not limited to a local area, local area network (LAN). The world wide WEB is the biggest WAN of all. An home would use a LAN. A typical office building would use a LAN. If you interconnect several LANs across a wide geographical range you end up with a WAN. Make sense?
I use LAN
LAN is a collection of computers with in certain distance say, a building or premises or within a city. A LAN can be a collection of wired computers or wireless computers or mixed. A wireless connection is a connection which uses radio frequencies to send and receive data, e.g. a mobile phone is an application based on wireless connection.
Wide area networking is also referred to just WAN and means a network that is not limited to a local area, local area network (LAN). The world wide WEB is the biggest WAN of all. An home would use a LAN. A typical office building would use a LAN. If you interconnect several LANs across a wide geographical range you end up with a WAN. Make sense?
he most commonly used network topology is a hybrid topology called the Star Bus TopologyRead more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_is_network_topology_and_give_an_example_of_the_most_common_network_topology#ixzz1TrCMGlb6
the popular connector used in lan network is RJ45
99.9% of laptops have LAN port, locate it and use it.
There are a couple but the most common is the star
Switch for small LAN, Router for two or more
If you use a network at all in a home situation then a LAN is common.
Networking in Linux is just like networking in windows. If you are using a debian based distribution then you can use network manager to select a wireless network. If you are talking about networking as in communicating with a windows machine you can use sanba the program for that.