Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoOpen source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardwarewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1838arrow-down110
arrow-up1828arrow-down1external-linkOpen source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardwarewww.theregister.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoI can’t tell if WAN is Wireless Area Network or Wide Area Network.
minus-squaredXq9dwg4zt@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·1 day agoWAN = Wide Area Network WLAN = Wireless Area Network
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours ago*WLAN = Wireless local area network
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoWide area network. It’s basically the “internet” side of the router.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down6·1 day agoI know what a Wide Area Network is. I’m just saying the acronym is ambiguous since the advent of WiFi
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-215 hours agolan is local area network wan is wide area network wlan is wireless local wwan is wireless wan
minus-squareMorphiusFaydal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoNot really. WAN has always been WAN. Wireless has always been WLAN.
I can’t tell if WAN is Wireless Area Network or Wide Area Network.
WAN = Wide Area Network
WLAN = Wireless Area Network
*Wireless Local Area Network
*WLAN = Wireless local area network
Wide area network. It’s basically the “internet” side of the router.
I know what a Wide Area Network is. I’m just saying the acronym is ambiguous since the advent of WiFi
lan is local area network
wan is wide area network
wlan is wireless local
wwan is wireless wan
Not really. WAN has always been WAN. Wireless has always been WLAN.