LANs are in common use throughout major companies and organisations to allow users to share data and facilities such as printers and Internet links. They can be large - like UWE's LANs - or small, like the one connecting the computers in my house.
This is a larger type of network interconnecting different LANs. Some organisations do not use the term MAN and call them a small WAN instead.
Here is how LANs, MANs and WANs fit together:
(Source: University of Aberdeen)
Private networks joining a consortium of organisations
Intranets use web technologies within an organisation to share information.
Extranets bridge between different parts of the same organisation by communicating through the Internet.
These connect private networks via the Internet or leased lines but with extra security.
Continue learning how to use Nvu / Netscape Composer - see the Nvu checklist of features you need to learn.
Ask the tutor to show you how to move your web pages onto the UWE CEMS server using File Transfer Protocol (FTP) or look at Tony Drewry's web page about FTP.
Also explore these websites -
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The University of Aberdeen gives more detailed explanations of LANs, MANs and WANs
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Telewest offers a range of facilities
for businesses
Here they talk about ways of interconnecting sites Here are some interesting Telewest
case studies The Telewest
glossary is also very useful. |
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Cisco is one of the world's largest manufacturers of
internet equipment. Look round the Cisco website and explore some of the case studies - you have to register, but it's very simple. |
This page is based extensively on work by John Harney, which is gratefully acknowledged.
