What is Extranet???

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AkilaBandara
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What is Extranet???

Post by AkilaBandara » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:42 pm

Whats up guys,
yesterday i saw a word that called "extranet". I thought that is about Networking but i have no idea about Extranet.Can you please tell me what is Extranet?
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Re: What is Extranet???

Post by Saman » Mon Jun 20, 2011 12:55 pm

An extranet is a computer network that allows controlled access from the outside, for specific business or educational purposes. An extranet can be viewed as an extension of a company's intranet that is extended to users outside the company, usually partners, vendors, and suppliers. It has also been described as a "state of mind" in which the Internet is perceived as a way to do business with a selected set of other companies (business-to-business, B2B), in isolation from all other Internet users. In contrast, business-to-consumer (B2C) models involve known servers of one or more companies, communicating with previously unknown consumer users. An extranet is like a DMZ in that it provides access to needed services for channel partners, without granting access to an organization's entire network.

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Re: What is Extranet???

Post by AkilaBandara » Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:00 pm

Thanks bro
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