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This page describes some of the security measures built into Tails to protect from such attacks and explains how to access some types of resources on the local network.
 
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To download files from web pages on the local network, you can use the `curl` command instead. For example, to download a document available on the local network at *http://192.168.1.40/document.pdf* execute the following command:
 
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To access web pages on the local network, use the [[*Unsafe Browser*|anonymous_internet/unsafe_browser]] instead.
 
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It is impossible to access web pages on the local network using *Tor Browser*. This prevents websites on the Internet from deanonymizing you using the content of other web pages that might be specific to your local network and reveal where you are.
 
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But an application that can connect to both resources on the Internet (going through Tor) and resources on the local network (without going through Tor) can deanonymize you.
 
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For example, your home router, your network printer, or the intranet of your company are usually on your local network, also called LAN for Local Area Network. In technical terms, this refers to the set of IP addresses defined in [RFC1918](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1918), like IP addresses that start with `192.168`.
 
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The term "local network" refers to the set of computers and devices that can be reached directly from your computer without going through the Internet.
 
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Downloading files from web pages on the local network
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