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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 6

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Token Ring) LANs resulting in the capture of a much larger market share." These conclusions were largely based on assumptions, at the time, that growth in the marketplace will come largely in LANs based on international standards. In 1987 it was said, "throughout the 1990s we should anticipate that there will be a growth in 802.3

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 3

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Even though the earliest LANs were of this genre, by 1989 it appeared that they were on the way out. We will take a close look at peer-to-peer LANs at a deeper level in some future posts.

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How to easily deploy LAN-accessible pods to a Kubernetes cluster

Tech Republic Data Center

If deploying a LAN-accessible pod to a Kubernetes cluster has you pulling out your hair, let Jack Wallen show you how easy it actually is.

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The LAN: A History of Network Operating Systems Part 10

IT Toolbox

In the past, if we wished to attach some other random LAN to this system, we typically needed a gateway to perform protocol conversion from whatever the LAN was using (assuming that it was not running the same DECnet protocol) to the DECnet protocols.

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Versa extends SASE platform to the LAN edge

Network World

Versa Networks has bumped up its secure access service edge ( SASE ) software with a variety of features, including AI to help customers better manage LAN resources at the edge of their networks.

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802.1X: What you need to know about this LAN-authentication standard

Network World

When devics on enterprise LANs need to connect to other devices, they need a standard method for identifying each other to ensure they are communicating with the device they want to, and that's what 802.1x is a standard that defines how to provide authentication for devices that connect with other devices on local area networks (LANs).

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Passive optical LAN: When network speed, bandwidth and security matter

Computer Weekly

Copper-based local area networks are increasingly unfit for purpose in a digital enterprise, but passive optical LANs may be a solution. Tech evangelist Paul Ryan, chair of the Association of Passive Optical LAN, explains why

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