XPost: alt.comp.software.firefox   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 20/12/2025 12:40 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Retirednoguilt  wrote:   
      
      
      
   >> I assume that since the W in WAN stands for "wide", it's probably not my   
   >> device.   
   >   
   >    WAN means Wide Area Network as opposed to LAN (Local Area Network), so   
   > simply put, your LAN is your in-house network and the WAN is the   
   > outside world.   
   >   
   >    I hope this helps.   
   >   
   > [...]   
   >   
   Splitting hairs, maybe, ..... but I would have thought LAN was with-in a   
   House, WAN was with-in a (commercial) Building, maybe .... and Internet   
   was the outside world!!   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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