Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots On this Page Hide This page provides information on local government regulation of nonconforming uses in Washington State, including relevant court decisions and examples of local ordinances.
Wide Area Network (WAN) Definition - What does Wide Area Network (WAN) mean? A wide area network (WAN) is a network that exists over a large-scale geographical area. A WAN connects different smaller networks, including local area networks (LANs) and metro area networks (MANs).
Most networks consist of two major zonesâthe local area network (LAN) and the wide area network (WAN). A LAN is the internal network, whether it is a house with two computers or a high-rise office building with thousands doesnât matter. The WAN is the network outside the LAN; this is both other internal networks and the full Internet. A WAN port is the portal by which information passes back and forth between the LAN and the WAN. Most users will find a WAN port on a network router. A common home router has one WAN port and four LAN ports. Some routers refer to them as an uplink (for the WAN port) and wired connections (for LAN ports).