Hosting is also a part of networking else we can say networking is a small form of hosting. As per the need of time, dedicated servers are available for hosting. But when the client need is to a small range or within premises than one can also go for networking instead of hosting on dedicated servers.
There are various types of Networking Solutions, which one to choose depends on the usage. While choosing networking the security should also be kept in view. Like even while transferring money we use networking. We have heard about LAN & WAN, which is commonly used type of networking. But these days various other kinds of networking are also there.
LAN (Local Area Network) - LAN is confined to relatively a smaller area. LAN is used for office buildings, computer labs in a school, university campus, huge malls, even for home when 2 or more computers are to be linked. Smaller LANs comprise of 2 or more switches interlinked with a router, cable modem etc. So the usage of LAN comes when we require high speed data transfer within the local network.. Mostly ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) is used to configure Local Area Network.
PAN (Personal Area Network) - As the name suggests when personal when computer peripherals of personal use are connected within almost a range of 10 meters /30 feet it is known as Personal Area Network (PAN). PAN is basically used to interconnect with various nearby devices. For instance if you are travelling with a PDA i. Personal Digital Assistance you don’t require to connect to the portable printer with cable but the interconnectivity without plugging anything in. Nowadays we have many PAN related devices in global market which are accessed through distinct technologies for instance; internet, extranet or intranet. Bluetooth enabled devices are also an example of PAN.
WAN (Wide Area Network) – Wide Area Network refers to connectivity within a larger area like a university in USA can communicate with one in UK in just a fraction of seconds. These types of global networks are mostly connected through satellite uplinks. WAN in comparison to LAN is used in much larger geographical areas. WAN is used for huge business and government entities i.e one can transmit data between different employees or clients irrespective of the distance. The WAN user doesn’t has its own communication lines, the service is provided with the Internet Service provider. Thus in short WAN is connectivity of various LANs rather than only of personal computers.
MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) – Metropolitan Area Network falls between LAN and WAN. MAN is larger than the geographical area covered by LAN but smaller than that covered by WAN. It covers a range of area between 5km to 50km. MAN network is provided generally via fiber optic links only. Thus MAN is inter-connectivity of various LANs with high- capacity backbone technology (Backbone is commonly said as huge that carries data gathered from smaller lines)
CAN (Campus/Corporate Area Network) – Campus Area Network as the name justifies is a network usually within a college campus, university, within the different buildings like from say administrative block to the conference hall, from students center to gymnasium etc. CAN is inter-connectivity of LAN but within a certain range of geographical area only. So basically CAN is used where one business is not confide to one building only but spread to different buildings. This is the reason why it is also known as Corporate Area Network.
With diversified solutions available in today’s techno world one can be connected through networking or through hosting on dedicated servers or even VPS window hosting, also known as Virtual Private Server is like a mini server, specifically designed as per need of the client. VPS offers much more security and one can have complete personal control on the server
The networks explained above vary from each other in many ways, speed, coverage and their usage. So a networking should be used totally depending on your necessity. So one has options to choose NETWORKING / HOSTING or VPS
