･ Files can be stored on a central computer (the file server) allowing data to be shared throughout an ... ･ Files can be backed up more easily when they are all on a central fileserver rather than when they are ... ･ Networks also allow ...
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Local Area Network ... Wide Area Networks (WANs) connect larger geographic areas, such as Florida, the United States, or the world. Dedicated transoceanic cabling or satellite uplinks may be used to connect this type of network.
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fcit.usf.edu/NETWORK/chap1/chap1.htm
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A PC-based local area network (LAN) is a high-speed, fault tolerant data network that connects servers, workstations, computers, printers and other connectivity devices that are located in close proximity to one another, as in the same building or group of buildings.
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www.westekcorp.com/lan.htm
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Ethernet tutorial ; Contains an in-depth introduction to local area networks from Lantronix. ... Usenet Local Area Network (LAN) FAQs; Provides links to several LAN FAQs taken from usenet newsgroups. Some of the main topics include: data communications cabling, ethernet LAN, and LAN mail protocols.
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webopedia.internet.com/TERM/l/local_area_network_LAN.ht...
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., USA, 12 June 2003 IEEE 802.11b™, the most widely used wireless local area network (WLAN) technology, has gotten a long ... The added transmission speed gives wireless networks based on IEEE 802.11b (often called Wi-Fi) the ability to serve up to four to five times more users than they now do.
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A Local Area Network cannot be defined without first defining networks. Therefore, a network is defined as 'an interconnected collection of autonomous computers'. This means two things, first that no computer can control another computer directly and no computer relies on another for its own operation.
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However, it is seldom used for local area networks today. ... Switching, particularly as a means to accessing an ATM backbone, will likely be the preferred mechanism for building high bandwidth networks over the next three to five years. Virtually any network that has outgrown a single segment design can benefit from switching.
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www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/lanappen.html
www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/lanappen.html
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Small, single segment networks. Usually 100 or fewer users. ... Designing-And Redesigning-Today's Local Area Network ... In order to get the benefit of VLANs, you really need to reduce the number of segments within your network. A new VLAN should only be needed if there is a good administrative reason to segregate traffic.
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www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/lancom.html
www.networkcomputing.com/netdesign/lancom.html
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Local area network - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A local area network ( LAN ) is a computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of buildings, such as a school, or an airport. The defining characteristics o...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_area_network
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