What is the difference between Ethernet and WAN?

Ethernet is a transport standard covering network interaction protocol within the network and the connectivity wiring RJ45 or Fiber. WAN stands for wide area network and typically means connectivity to Telco equipment that connects to the Internet or private network connecting other geographically located end point. read more

LAN, which stands for local area network, and WAN, which stands for wide area network, are two types of networks that allow for interconnectivity between computers. read more

A wide area network is one that covers a much bigger region than a local area network, which could be across a town, a region, a country or the entire world. Though there's no commonly-agreed precise cutoff point between a LAN and a WAN, a WAN tends to use"external" cabling such as a phone network or a cable company's fiber optic network. read more