Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoOpen source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardwarewww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1658arrow-down15
arrow-up1653arrow-down1external-linkOpen source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardwarewww.theregister.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 hours agoI can’t tell if WAN is Wireless Area Network or Wide Area Network.
minus-squaredXq9dwg4zt@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·4 hours agoWAN = Wide Area Network WLAN = Wireless Area Network
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoWide area network. It’s basically the “internet” side of the router.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 hours agoI know what a Wide Area Network is. I’m just saying the acronym is ambiguous since the advent of WiFi
minus-squareMorphiusFaydal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 minutes 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.