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LAN, short for Local Area Network, is a network that connects multiple devices in a limited geographical area, such as a room, an apartment or a building. Currently, most LANs are based on Wi-Fi, linked together with means of a central wireless router or Ethernet transmission, where computers are linked via cable.

LAN, short for Local Area Network, is a network that connects multiple devices in a limited geographical area, such as a room, an apartment or a building. Currently, most LANs are based on Wi-Fi or Ethernet transmission.

All network traffic on a LAN stays within the network. It doesn't communicate with the wider internet.

You should get better and faster connections with a LAN than with a WAN (Wide Area Network).

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LAN Settings disabled in Internet Options. How to enable it?

I do not know why it got disabled. I didn't do anything relating to disabling it to the best of my knowledge. How can I enable it?
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Only 100 Mbit/s over 1 Gbit/s network

I have a 100 Mbit/s router and all devices until recently were connected to it, so I was only getting 100 Mbit/s connections which makes sense. Now I've disconnected all my devices from the router, added a 1 Gbit/s switch, connected the router and…
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What does it mean by 10/100Mbps in Lan card?

10/100Mbps - It is written on specification of a internal Lan card.What does the 10 stands for ?ie - Data Rates -10/100Mbps for Half-Duplex mode,20/200Mbps for Full-Duplex mode.
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LAN tester shows two light at the same time

Can someone help me please. I have crimped both ends nicely. When I test it using my LAN tester, one end glows nicely from 1 to 8 but the other end glows 1&2 at the same time. I have tested the tester with another cable and it works perfectly fine.…
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Can we run two Lan cards simultaneously?

am using windows 7 . am having two lan cards one is a built in onboard card and the other is seperate one. can i use two lan cards simultaneously for accessing the two different internet connections??
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Can a PC be damaged over LAN cable when thunder strikes router?

During thunderstorm everyone unplugs PC power cord from the socket. Is it necessary to unplug LAN cable?
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how to display an image all PCs on a LAN

i have 10 pcs connected on a LAN using a 16-port hub...our LAN was setup for educational reasons..my problem is how can i display the image in PC# 1 to all the PCs connected on the network?what program, if any should i use to do that...say i have…
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Access of Both internet and LAN through two different port in a system by using two different switches

I need to connect 20 computers in Lan, 10 of which will connect to internet but not others. I have two 16-port switches and One BSNL wi-max internet connection. So can u please help me to do so. (I was thinking to have two Ethernet port on the…
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Can I combine two LANs into one to get double speed?

I have 2 LANs in my own PC & 2 Routers (TP-Link WR941N each) with 2 internet accounts (512Kbps each) connected to the same ISP signal & company using NanoStation 5 from ubnt. As you know the connections work separately by default! (I use Windows 7…
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Is it possible to share files using eth port and without crosscable?

I wish to transfer huge data from my desktop to laptop both have Ubuntu 14.04. Following link mentions howto: Problems connecting two laptops using a cross-over cable? but this specifically needs crosscable. Is it possible to share files using eth…
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Restrict wifi router to assign ip address to LAN Users

I have used two types of network in my department - LAN and WiFi network. I have given internet access on WiFi link. The user connected to wifi, can use the internet. When a Desktop on the same network connects using the LAN. Wifi DHCP also assign…
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Why is my Realtek NIC slow?

Asus laptop with a Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller wired network adapter using Windows 7. It takes 2 hours to copy a 3 gig file over the LAN. (Using the wireless connection is faster at 25 min). I get the same result if I boot to Ubuntu so it is…
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Unable to get onboard LAN working

I recently built a system based on a GIGABYTE G31M-ES2L motherboard, which has an Atheros AR8131 onboard LAN controller. The system runs fine, but I am unable to connect to the Internet in any operating system I have tried, leading me to believe…
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How to transmit video and internet over same lan

I was able to extend my hdmi cable over 50 meters using my hdmi lan extender. I want to know is there any way by which i can pass my internet through the same cable, so that the recieving end (tv), i can split it. Then the can get the video…
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How I can get a connection 1000mbps

Specs: 2 x Dell Studio XPS 9000 Desktop with INTEL pro 1000 GT Desktop Adapter and Windows 8.1 Pro 1 x HP Network Gigabit Switch 8-ports J9794A (10/100/1000) Network wiring: Cat6a Problem: At least one of the computers is reporting to only be…
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