The term "local network" here refers to the set of computers and devices that can be reached directly from your computer without going through the Internet. For example, your home router, your network printer, or the intranet of your company are most likeusually 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`.

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`.

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.

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.

It is impossible to access web pages on the local network using <span class="application">Tor
*Tor Browser</span>.*. This prevents websites on the Internet from deducing your
location fromanonymizing you using the content of other web pages that might be specific to your local
network and reveal where you are.

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.