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Wide Area Network
A WAN (Wide Area Network) connects two or more LANs and can span a relatively large geographical area. For example,
Telex Headquarters in Burnsville, MN is connected to several branch offices in Nebraska and Arkansas over a WAN. The
largest WAN in existence is the Internet.
Accessing The Wide Area Network (WAN)
Figure 14 shows LAN IP Addresses using a common IP Address, 10.2.100.X (192.168.X.X is another common address). Most
devices are shipped with these addresses as its default. It is recommended to use these addresses for LANs.
FIGURE 15. Wide Area Network Diagram
FIGURE 16. Network Address Translation
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