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Wireless Laptop Connection

Aug 17, 2011 9:45AM PDT

I have cable internet (cable modem) with a wireless home network setup. I have a desktop computer connected (wired) and a laptop which I use wirelessly via my home router.

Pardon what may seem like a "dumb" question but my wireless connection with the laptop...would that be considered a WLAN (Wireless LAN Connection) or is it still a LAN connection?

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We'd like to call it a WLAN.
Aug 17, 2011 9:55AM PDT

But from an app's perspective we don't want most apps to be able to tell if it's LAN or WLAN.
Bob

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Just to add . . .
Aug 19, 2011 11:34PM PDT

Think of the acronym LAN. LOCAL Area Network. Local as in your network. Add the W and voila!

Pop quiz. WAN stands for what?

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Hmmmm
Aug 20, 2011 12:02AM PDT

Could the W possibly mean WIRELESS????? Grin

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You would think, huh?
Aug 20, 2011 2:20AM PDT

It stands for Wide. Your ISP provides a Wide Area Network for its customers. You take this WAN connection and create your own LAN, then enhance it with your WLAN.

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