What is the difference between a LAN, a MAN, and a WAN?
A LAN (neighborhood) is a social occasion of PCs and framework devices related together, generally inside a comparable building. By definition, the affiliations must be quick and decently shoddy (e.g., token ring or Ethernet). Most Indiana University Bloomington workplaces are on LANs.

A LAN affiliation is a quick relationship with a LAN. On the IUB grounds, most affiliations are either Ethernet (10 Mbps) or Fast Ethernet (100 Mbps), and several territories have Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps) affiliations.

A MAN (metropolitan district mastermind) is a greater framework that as a general rule crosses a couple of structures in a comparative city or town. The IUB arrange is an instance of a MAN.

A WAN (wide range compose), conversely with a MAN, isn't constrained to a land territory, disregarding the way that it might be confined to the furthest reaches of a state or country. A WAN interfaces a couple of LANs, and may be limited to an undertaking (an organization or an affiliation) or accessible to the overall public. The advancement is fast and by and large expensive. The Internet is an instance of a general open WAN.