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And it can be any other port, any other transport that is implemented/there are adapters for and so on.

• LoSboccacc 9y ago
  and how do you find peers then?
  • Kubuxu 9y ago
    Same way Torrent protocol does and with mDNS.
    • LoSboccacc 9y ago
      mDNS traffic is very easy to pick and filter. probably you're thinking dht, but even then, you can block the primed node list or just ask any other client which ip are on the network and block those. this is not the average sysad we're talking, it's a state actor with access to all local isps resources.
      • whyrusleeping 9y ago
        Yes, DHT, mdns (for local nets), and manual connections via `ipfs swarm connect`. You can get a peers address through any other open means of communication, connect to them, and then through them, get other peers information. All it takes is one good node