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A WAN may use a similar topology as a LAN, but it uses different protocols to send packets over a wide distance. A LAN is much more limited in the distance it can send information to.

A WAN uses point-to-point connections over a wide distance, where a LAN does not cover a wide distance and will not send packets from one network to another. To get a packet from one network to another a router must be used inbetween the two networks.

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