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a WAN network (wide area network).
The software needed to set up a WAN network include a router of some sort to have network connectivity. Additionally, software would be needed on every computer that would be connected to the WAN network.
GWAN = Gigabit WAN WAN = Wide Area Network LAN = Local Area Network WLAN = Wireless Local Area Network MAN = Metropolitan Area Network
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LAN is the Local Area Network while the WAN is the Wide Area Network.
Largest existing WAN network is the internet. WAN is combinations of 2 or more that two LANs. This stands for Wide Area Network.
The world's largest WAN is the internet.
PAN = Personal Area Network WAN = Wide Area Network LAN = Local Area Network
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LAN stands for Local Area Network & WAN stands for Wide Area Network.
I am pretty sure that a WAN connection would not be needed for a home network. A WAN is a Wide-Area Network. A WAN would be used to connect to your business computer from home. A LAN is a Local-Area Network. It should be sufficient if the network is simply for sharing files or printers, etc.