Difference between internet and intranet

Intranet is a special kind of internet but the boundaries are constrained to a small area. In internet all kinds of protocols will work but for intranet it may not be the same. It depends on the intranet configuration, ow which protocols to be allowed and which ports to be opened. Intranet is a privately accessible small area of network. Intranet is primarily used for the following reasons.

- Share and access the files and data securely
- To transfer the files quickly within a small organization
- To access the information privately so that the trespassers will not be able to access the data
- Can be used for restricting the organization’s employee’s access to internet.


Intranet can be build easily using either a switch or a hub or even using a router. Intranet is also known as “small internet” or “private internet”. The Internet is a worldwide, publicly accessible series of interconnected computer networks that transmit data by packet switching using the standard Internet Protocol (IP). Everything that can be done in