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> I'd also guess that passing through a node might cause some slowdowns that kinda stack up. Not really. Fiber has bandwidth to spare. It might add some latenc
by shambolic 10y ago
> I'd also guess that passing through a node might cause some slowdowns that kinda stack up.
Not really. Fiber has bandwidth to spare. It might add some latency tho, if there are a lot of hops.
> There still is a major privacy issue with peeps that are nodes.
Encryption is a thing.
> And maintenance is going to be a bitch.
Yes.
- piker 10y agoIs it possible to encrypt the destination and source IP in a packet header? Honest question, and, if not, it seems like arbitrary nodes could monitor traffic to and from neighboring nodes and their source/destinations.
- shambolic 10y agoYes. There are various options from Layer 1 encryption to VPNs.