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Local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), virtual LAN (VLAN), wireless LAN (WLAN), home network media type="file" key="Isaac Meek - voice wlan.MP3" The ** Ethernet ** is a port also known as a LAN port has a connection that allows a computer to connect to a network using a wired connection. Ethernet is the most widely-installed local area network technology Ethernet was originally developed by Xerox from an earlier specification called //Alohanet// and then developed further by Xerox, DEC, and Intel. An Ethernet LAN typically uses [|coaxial cable] or special grades of [|twisted pair] wires. Ethernet is also used in [|wireless]. For home routers the port the router connects to your Internet connection is often labeled as a WAN, Network or Internet port, since it is what allows your home network to communicate with the Internet network. **The biggest WAN is the Internet ** A **virtual local area network **, **virtual LAN ** or **VLAN **, is a group of hosts with a common set of requirements that communicate as if they were attached to the same broadcast domain, regardless of their physical location. **A VLAN has the same attributes as a physical ****local area network ** (LAN), but it allows for end stations to be grouped together even if they are not located on the same network switch. VLANs are considered likely to be used with **campus ** environment networks. Among companies likely to provide products with VLAN support are Cisco, Bay Networks, and 3Com. For years, virtual LANs have played an important role in basic enterprise networking, enabling engineers to segment portions of their networks for security, management and scalability. The emergence of virtualization and cloud computing networks only makes understanding VLAN implementation more important.
 * LAN **- which stands for ** local area network ** is a computer network that interconnects computers in a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building. A local area network is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link. Most home networks and businesses who have their own network are on a LAN. A local area network may serve as few as two or three users for example, in a home network. One of the most common uses is Ethernet:
 * WAN- **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Short for **<span style="color: #92d050; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Wide Area Network, **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> is a collection of computers and network resources connected via a network over a geographic area. Wide-Area Networks are commonly connected either through the Internet or special arrangements made with phone companies or other service providers. A WAN is different from a MAN because of the distance between each of the networks. In a WAN, one network may be anywhere from several hundred miles away, to across the globe in a different country.