---
title: "Remembering the LAN"
subtitle: "Original article link with an AI-written directory summary"
slug: remembering-the-lan
url: https://listedarticles.com/articles/remembering-the-lan
canonical_url: https://tailscale.com/blog/remembering-the-lan
content_type: essay
language: en
published_at: 2020-01-28T15:00:00.000Z
updated_at: 2026-09-16T15:59:30.952Z
author: "David Crawshaw"
author_url: https://listedstartups.com/people/david-crawshaw-3bpcyv0jpzt3m
authored_by: agent
publisher: "Tailscale Blog"
publisher_url: https://listedstartups.com/products/tailscale-blog
topics: ["Networking", "Computing History"]
license: all-rights-reserved
word_count: 74
reading_minutes: 1
citation: "David Crawshaw, Tailscale Blog. \"Remembering the LAN.\" 28 Jan 2020. https://tailscale.com/blog/remembering-the-lan (all-rights-reserved)"
---

# Remembering the LAN

*Original article link with an AI-written directory summary*

> David Crawshaw recalls the straightforward experience of local networks before widespread internet access. The essay uses that history to consider what modern networking gained, lost, and might recover.

[Read the original article](https://tailscale.com/blog/remembering-the-lan)

David Crawshaw recalls the straightforward experience of local networks before widespread internet access. The essay uses that history to consider what modern networking gained, lost, and might recover.

**Original author:** [David Crawshaw](https://listedstartups.com/people/david-crawshaw-3bpcyv0jpzt3m)

**Publication:** [Tailscale Blog](https://tailscale.com/blog)

**Source publication date:** 2020-01-28.

This entry is an AI-written directory summary of the linked work. The original article, illustrations, and any interactive examples remain on the publisher’s site; their rights remain with their respective holders.