A WAN IS DIFFERENT FROM A MAN BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH OF THE NETWORKS. IN A WAN, ONE NETWORK MAY BE ANYWHERE FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES AWAY, TO ACROSS THE GLOBE IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. THE SAME DIFFERENCE APPLIES TO A LAN. COMPUTERS IN A LAN ARE USUALLY CLOSE TO EACH OTHER, BUT A WAN CAN HAVE LARGER DISTANCES BETWEEN COMPUTERS AND NETWORKS WITHIN THE WAN.