Darknets
From Makers Local 256
Contents
Status
- Research
Transport
Tor
- I've only connected to the public network
- (-) Requires a Directory Server (or 3) to store info about possible nodes for connection
- (+) Client-Server to find nodes, then Peer-2-Peer to connect to nodes
- (+) Allows local as well as offsite access
- (+) Provides bandwidth throttling
- (+) Provides application level port/ip access control
- Uses a socks5a proxy to get to the rest of the network
OpenVPN
- I've setup and maintain 2 different servers, (home and work)
- (-) Client-Server Model
- (+) Uses a tun (layer 3) or tap (layer 2) interface, easy to firewall, throttle, etc
n2n
- homepage
- (-) Requires a supernode tracker, but this tracker doesn't have to know the key to the network, just the community string
- (+) Once the clients find other clients, they use a Client-Client Model
- (+) Uses a tap (layer 2) interface, easy to firewall, throttle, etc
vbe2
- homepage
- (+) Client-Client Model
- (-) Each route must be setup manually
- (+) Provides for virtual switches, routers, wires, plugs. A very odd tool indeed.
- (+) Uses a vde (layer 2) interface
Storage
FreeNET
- I have built a network with this.
- (+) Completely decentralized
- (-) No search feature, you have to acquire hashes
- Internal message board feature
GNUNet
- I've connected to the main network
WASTE
- I've yet to get working in linux
