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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 of LANs, in contrast to wide-area networks (WANs), include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic area, and lack of a need for leased telecommunication lines. As larger universities and research labs obtained more computers during the late 1960s, there was increasing pressure to provide high-speed interconnections. A report in 1970 from the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory detailing the growth of their "Octopus" network[1][2] gives a good indication of the situation. The development and proliferation of CP/M-based personal computers from the late 1970s and then DOS-based personal computers from 1981 meant that a single site began to have dozens or even hundreds of computers. The initial attraction of networking these was generally to share disk space and laser printers, which were both very expensive at the time. There was much enthusiasm for the concept and for several years, from about 1983 onward, computer industry pundits would regularly declare the coming year to be “the year of the LAN”. In practice, the concept was marred by proliferation of incompatible physical Layer and network protocol implementations, and a plethora of methods of sharing resources. Typically, each vendor would have its own type of network card, cabling, protocol, and network operating system. A solution appeared with the advent of Novell NetWare which provided even-handed support for dozens of competing card/cable types, and a much more sophisticated operating system than most of its competitors. Netware dominated[8] the personal computer LAN business from early after its introduction in 1983 until the mid 1990s when Microsoft introduced Windows NT Advanced Server and Windows for Workgroups.
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1. Wide area network: best service provider venomit
November 07, 2009
A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a broad area (any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). This is in contrast with personal area networks (PANs), local area networks (LANs), campus area networks (CANs), or metropolitan area networks (MANs) which are usually limited to a room, building, campus or specific metropolitan area (e.g., a city) respectively.WANs are used to connect LANs and other types of networks together, so that users and computers in one location can communicate with users and computers in other location... (read more)
Author: Santosh Kumar Bhol
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2. ERP Solution India, to access your business anywhere and any times.
November 06, 2009
Enterprise resource planning or in short ERP is basically a company wide computer software system which is typically used in managing and coordinating all function, resources and information of a business, available on a shared data source. Ideally equipped with hardware and software units and services the ERP system supports in communicating on a local area network. The modular design of the ERP system helps in either adding or reconfiguring modules while aiding to preserve data integrity in one single shared database, which can be either distributed or kept centralized. With the immense ... (read more)
Author: karmick solutions
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3. Types of Computer Networks - LAN WAN MAN and Area Networks
November 04, 2009
A computer network is the practice of linking two or more computing devices together for the purpose of sharing data. Networks are built with a mix of computer hardware and computer software. This interconnected system will share services and interact through a communications link.
A computer network is very helpful in a business. Most of the time a business will have more than one computer set up and it often very beneficial to network all of the computers in the office. A local area network (LAN) will connect your company’s computers. This will allow them to share and exchange different... (read more)
Author: Bhavesh Jain
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4. What is Port Forwarding
November 02, 2009
The term Port Forwarding is referred to the technique of forwarding a network port from one particular machine to another machine. This technique is usually applied when the receiving machine is behind a network router. By doing this, it enables users from outside the LAN (local area network) to reach a private user in the LAN itself. Now every machine on the internet has at least one IP address which is used to identify that particular machine or device. Every IP address is divided into many ports. The ports are there for the machines to communicate with each other, for example (computer A is... (read more)
Author: Sheraz Shaikh
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5. CAT5e and CAT6e Cables: For Hassle-Free and Ultra-Reliable Connectivity
November 01, 2009
For any business environment, network communication is mandatory, where they share files and other private data via Local Area Network (LAN). Ethernet is widely preferred for networking. Ethernet is nothing, but a way to transfer data through coaxial cable. The transmission speed of bits in recent times has significantly increased to 1 GB per second. For faster data transmission, you definitely need good Ethernet LAN network cable. If you want to buy superior-quality CAT5e cables and CAT6e Ethernet LAN network cables under a single roof, then BaragainCell.com is the ultimate destination. Yo... (read more)
Author: Janne mbs
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6. Types of Computer Networks
October 29, 2009
There are different types of Computer Networking that you may need for your home or office. To begin with you have the option of a wired or wireless computer network. These types of networks differ. A wired computer network will have copper or fiber optic cabling running between computers while a wireless network uses radio waves and/or microwaves to maintain communication channels. A client/server network works by using client devices, typically PCs with network software applications installed that request and receive information over the network. The server device will usually store fil... (read more)
Author: Bhavesh Jain
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7. ISPs and Internet Backbones
October 26, 2009
We saw earlier that end systems (user PCs, PDA's, Web servers, mail servers, and so on) connect into the Internet via an access network. Recall that the access network may be a wired or wireless local area network (for example, in a company, school, or library), a residential cable modem or DSL network, or a residential ISP (for example. AOL or MSN) that is reached via dial-up modem. But connecting end users and content providers into access networks -is only a small piece of solving the puzzle of connecting the hundreds of millions of end-systems and hundred of thousands of networks that make... (read more)
Author: Imran Rashid
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8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Playing The Game
October 23, 2009
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 refers to an unsurpassed shooter game that is highly successful. This game is expected to be released in a very short time and features single player and cooperative mode comprising of two players and has multiplayer mode and special Ops. This is considered to be a fine game as it is available online, on local area networks through PlayStation Network and Xbox Live. The game offers an online player mode providing experience points and reward system, and also ascertains to introduce more new features. It is expected to have downloadable map packs through Xbox live... (read more)
Author: Roberto Sedycias
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9. A Comfortable Solution To Using Internet In The Hotel Is Hotel Wifi And Hotel Internet
October 26, 2009
Wifi is an internet technology that helps people connects to the internet in a local area without connecting your computer to a computer network physically. A wireless broadband signal is sent across that particular local area. This helps the users to connect their computer to that computer network wirelessly. No cables or wires need to be attached for the purpose of connection. Hotel wifi is a facility given by the hotels, in which the users may connect wirelessly to the Internet by sitting anywhere in the hotel. This saves them from the hassle of connecting their computers with a network thr... (read more)
Author: Azeem Ashraf
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