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A Local Area Network (LAN) is typically a private network that is only visible behind your router or firewall. It is typically an TCP/IP based network with a NAT-type Firewall and/or Router that shares an IP address that is visible on the internet (sometimes referred to as a Wide Area Network or WAN).
An example would be two computers behind a residential router. The network between devices that allow them to communicate would be the Local Area Network.
A Peer to Peer (commonly abbreviated as P2P) network describes a type of ad-hoc network that typically allows the ability to search for and download files without having a specific central server.
A Peer to Peer Network and a Local Area Network are actually quite different. To put it in an analogy, a Local Area Network is like the postal service. It lets you send messages to other people. The Peer 2 Peer network would be what you send in the messages and how you find other people to share with.
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Most common type of network is?
a peer-to-peer (P2P) network
What is the difference between a LAN Card and a Network Adapter Card?
There is no difference.
A what network is often found in homes and allows each node to communicate with all the others are what?
Peer-to-peer
What is the difference between a workgroup and a lan?
They're the same thing. A Local Area Network (LAN) and a workgroup are both a local and they both do the same thing. I think the main difference is that a workgroup is a specific part of the LAN such as a department of a business whereas a LAN describes the network.
What is the difference between a Lan and a WLAN?
local area network is only for small area and wireless local area network is for one building.
When two or more computers are connected locally the network is called?
A Local Area Network (LAN), although this is now taken to mean a network of computers including file servers and printers. A Peer-to-Peer network involves as a minimum just two computers conected together.
How do you establish peer to peer network connection using two systems in lan?
To establish a peer-to-peer network connection between two lans, both pc must have network hardware. One multi-port sharing device like a hub is needed to support the computers. use a crossover cable if two computers are the only available unit.
Is media a requirerment for a client to connect to a server on a client server LAN?
Media is always required to connect one device to another on a network. It doesn't matter if it is a client server network or a peer to peer network.
How is a wifi network different than a wired LAN network?
A WiFi network and a LAN network differ from each other. The biggest difference is that a WiFi network is run through a wireless connection., whereas a LAN network is run through cable.
What are the types of network?
There are two main types of networks: 1) Peer to peer network : In this network all network resources are evenly shared , between all the users. All users in the network have equal administrative privileges. 2) Server client network: This is a network where there is only 1 central point in a network that supplies the network resources, this point has administrator privileges in the network and controls the whole network.
What is a group of computers connected together and share resources?
Local Area Network (LAN) allows two or more computers to access the internet through a single router and, by creating a shared folder/directory, to share data between any computer connected to the LAN.
What is the difference between a Wan and a Gwan?
GWAN = Gigabit WAN WAN = Wide Area Network LAN = Local Area Network WLAN = Wireless Local Area Network MAN = Metropolitan Area Network
