2007-11-30 05:06:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
That was true several years ago. It is more complicated today.
A LAN is usually 100m in radius.
A MAN is a term not used much any more.
A WAN (wide area network) for many today starts at the broadband router in our office/home -- so it could be anything over 100m (beyond the LAN).
From the broadband router an access network (Fiber, DSL, CATV, wireless) connects us to the WAN.
So the WAN can be said to be used at distances starting beyond the LAN.
2007-11-30 05:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A WAN (Wide Area Network) by definition is a network that covers a broad area. The internet itself is considered a WAN, so yes, it can cover a distances of way more than 1000m.
2007-11-30 13:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Geoff 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean Wireless than the answer is no. WAN basically describes a large network over a geographic region that is not really defined as how big. Generally it can mean two different buildings even adjacent to each other or miles apart.
2007-11-30 13:11:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your thinking in terms of WiFi or wireless the proper acronym is WLAN or Wireless Local Access Network and its limits are only limited by your equipment. I have a WLAN that covers over a million square feet of office/manufacturing area. But if you simply have one WAP or access point, like you home router you'll get 300 feet under the best of conditions typically.
2007-11-30 14:41:07 · answer #4 · answered by Slick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋