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* <onlyinclude>{{{status|Research}}}</onlyinclude>
 
* <onlyinclude>{{{status|Research}}}</onlyinclude>
  
=Roles=
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=Transport=
* Transport
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** Tor
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** OpenVPN
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* Storage
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** Freenet
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** GNUNet
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** WASTE
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*Other
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** [http://www.alliancep2p.com/ Alliance]
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=Things mentioned above=
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==Tor==
 
==Tor==
 
* I've only connected to the public network
 
* I've only connected to the public network
 
* (-) Requires a Directory Server (or 3) to store info about possible nodes for connection
 
* (-) 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
 
* (+) Client-Server to find nodes, then Peer-2-Peer to connect to nodes
* Allows local as well as offsite access
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* (+) Allows local as well as offsite access
* Provides bandwidth throttling
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* (+) Provides bandwidth throttling
* Provides application level port/ip access control
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* (+) Provides application level port/ip access control
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* Uses a socks5a proxy to get to the rest of the network
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==OpenVPN==
 
==OpenVPN==
 
* I've setup and maintain 2 different servers, (home and work)
 
* I've setup and maintain 2 different servers, (home and work)
 
* (-) Client-Server Model
 
* (-) Client-Server Model
* Uses a tunX interface, easy to firewall, throttle, etc
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* (+) Uses a tun (layer 3) or tap (layer 2) interface, easy to firewall, throttle, etc
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==n2n==
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* [http://ntop.org/n2n homepage]
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* (-) Requires a supernode tracker, but this tracker doesn't have to know the key to the network, just the community string
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* (+) Once the clients find other clients, they use a Client-Client Model
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* (+) Uses a tap (layer 2) interface, easy to firewall, throttle, etc
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==vbe2==
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* [http://vde.sourceforge.net homepage]
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* (+) Client-Client Model
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* (-) Each route must be setup manually
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* (+) Provides for virtual switches, routers, wires, plugs. A very odd tool indeed.
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* (+) Uses a vde (layer 2) interface
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=Storage=
 
==FreeNET==
 
==FreeNET==
 
* I have built a network with this.
 
* I have built a network with this.
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* (-) No search feature, you have to acquire hashes
 
* (-) No search feature, you have to acquire hashes
 
* Internal message board feature
 
* Internal message board feature
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==GNUNet==
 
==GNUNet==
 
* I've connected to the main network
 
* I've connected to the main network
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==WASTE==
 
==WASTE==
 
* I've yet to get working in linux
 
* I've yet to get working in linux
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==Alliance==
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* [http://www.alliancep2p.com/ Alliance]
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[[Category:Research]]
 
[[Category:Research]]

Latest revision as of 04:57, 15 August 2009

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

Alliance