What is the difference between the Internet and a WAN?

Likewise, the terms Internet and WAN are both used in computer networking, but attempting to highlight the similarities and differences between two vaguely similar technical terms does not have much value beyond understanding their definitions. read more

There is a LAN network in your office, there is a LAN network in your house, there is another LAN network in a data-center in Japan, those three can be connected with various technologies and hardware to create a WAN. That connection could be private and because of that just you, your office and the data center in Japan can access this WAN. read more

A WAN is any large area network. What defines the difference between a LAN and a WAN is not formally agreed. Within one building is definitely a LAN. Across tens of miles is definitely a WAN. Whether a multi-building network (a university campus or the headquarters of a large corporation) counts as LAN or WAN is a mater of choice. read more

The modem may be a cable modem or a DSL modem that is connected to a wall jack, while the router should be configured so that it can handle the packets traveling between the WAN and the Internet . In LAN vs. WAN, there is a difference in the networking standard used. A LAN uses the Ethernet standard, while a WAN uses the T1 standard. read more