what exactly is ethernet??

Question

how does it differ from LAN and the Internet???? i'm quite confused.

Answer 1

It is the local network protocol. ~

Answer 2

Ethernet is the technolgoy that is most used in the internet to network computers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

a lan is a group of computers ( local area network)

a wan is a group of lans connected ( wide area network)

What you will encounter in a practical sense mostly now is a lan of a home or school network
The combination of lans is the internet

If you want to learn about networking find older networking books. Networking people ( in their minds) are the highest form of life. They are both too busy , self imporant and cannot or do no want to be bothered telling you much,

If you get ahold of some older networking books they explain things that you may want to know.

Answer 3

Ethernet is a protocol, invented by Bob Metcalfe. A protocol tells the ethernet card how to send the bits. The routers/hubs and the ethernet cards in the other computers on your LAN use the same protocol, so they can communicate.

Answer 4

A baseband LAN specification invented by Xerox corporation and developed jointly by Xerox,Intel, and Digital Equipment Corporation. Ethernet Networks use CSMA/CD and run over a variety of cable types at 10,100, and 1000 mbps. Ethernet is similar to the IEEE 802.3 series of standards

Answer 5

Ethernet is pretty much just a general term for anything using a wired network connection.

Depending on who you ask, ethernet could be used to describe any kind of network, including LANs and the internet.

I generally use it in reference to network cabling.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet

Answer 6

ethernet is simple as LAN w/ or w/o Internet which is private...
it is used by private sector and it have it's own browser...

Answer 7

Cable internet.

Answer 8

I thought it was a cable ( wire) that you use to connect your computer to your modem, I could be wrong lol seeing as though I only have dial up