> LAN-only access Serious question: What does this mean? I'm such a dumbo about ... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

throwaway2037 on Sept 6, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nest 1st gen and 2nd gen thermostats no longer sup...

    > LAN-only access

Serious question: What does this mean? I'm such a dumbo about networking. Is it simple for an app to distinguish between "LAN" and "WAN" network requests?

RHSeeger on Sept 6, 2025 [–]

I assume it means

- You connect directly to the device to tell it what to do

vs

- You connect to some service at google/whatever that then tells your device what to do.

The former still works after google/whatever decide not to support/host the service that handles that.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact