Sunshine (she/her) to TechnologyEnglish • 17 hours agoOpen source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardwarewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1684arrow-down16
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 hours agoI can’t tell if WAN is Wireless Area Network or Wide Area Network.
minus-squaredXq9dwg4ztlinkfedilinkEnglish8•6 hours agoWAN = Wide Area Network WLAN = Wireless Area Network
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•6 hours agoWide area network. It’s basically the “internet” side of the router.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•5 hours agoI know what a Wide Area Network is. I’m just saying the acronym is ambiguous since the advent of WiFi
minus-square@MorphiusFaydallinkEnglish2•2 hours 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
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
Not really. WAN has always been WAN. Wireless has always been WLAN.