Networking Technologies
Many people are familiar with computer networks. Well, maybe not familiar, but they have heard of them. We all know that we have some sort of network connection that lets us connect to the internet. We probably are aware whether the connection is a wired or wireless connection. Beyond that, it can get confusing. There are lots of acronyms … Keep Reading → such as LAN’S, WAN’S, VPN’s, HAN’s, and PAN’s. The different networks may use different types of hardware and different types of communication protocols. It can get very confusing. The good news is that in most cases the technology is seamless and we don’t need to know exactly how it works. Most home networks are very basic setups that involve a router (usually wireless) that serves the location. If you set up something more complicated than that, chances are you already understand how it works.
