What is "lan".

ID:187721
 
Oct 19 2004, 10:05 am
I've seen it in a few games and think it has somthing to do with around your area.What exactly is it?Also jsut give me the basics don't nbeed to know how it's made.
Oct 19 2004, 10:05 am
Local Area Network(s).

--Goz
Oct 19 2004, 10:07 am
LAN is a common networking term meaning Local Area Network. The Internet is a Wide Area Network. When people talk about playing games over a LAN, they typically mean a game is hosted on one system on a local network and played by others on that same network. However modern bandwidth issues make the distinction between LAN and WAN play moot for most games with a limited number of players.

Lummox JR
Oct 19 2004, 11:56 pm
In response to Lummox JR
Lummox JR wrote:
However modern bandwidth issues make the distinction between LAN and WAN play moot for most games with a limited number of players.

In your country maybe...

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