The Local Area Network (LAN) and the Wide Area Network (WAN) are both types of data networks. Their main difference is in scale, with LANs intended for communication within a room or building and ...

Different types of private networks are distinguished based on their sizes (in terms of the number of machines), data transfer speeds, and reach. Private networks are networks that belong to a single ...

Also, if you have a network security device that controls the traffic from the LAN and/or WAN, you’ll have to make adjustments there as well–how that is done will depend upon the platform in use.

As regular readers may recall, Comcast is my broadband Internet (WAN) service provider. And regular readers may also recall that MoCA is one of the LAN technologies in current use in my home ...

However, both WAN and LAN servers use the same fundamental processes when getting data to their clients. Server Types Servers govern virtually every network-based process.

It’s the rare organization that doesn’t have a wireless network. But merely enabling wireless connectivity isn’t the same as deploying a wireless network—especially if you want one ...

The reason that east-west traffic is having a major impact on WAN optimization is that most large IT organizations are experiencing dramatic increases in the volume of this traffic.