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A private internet sounds incredible! I'm fascinated by the idea.
by notRobot 7y ago
A private internet sounds incredible! I'm fascinated by the idea.
- JohnFen 7y agoIt's actually pretty easy to do. Calling it a "private internet" is a bit grandiose -- it's really a WAN that uses TCP/IP and adheres to most RFCs. For our communications infrastructure, we tunnel through the real internet, have a couple of modems for dialup, and have a microwave link to connect up a remote area that lacks reliable internet service. We pay for that by running a tiny little ISP that sells (real) internet service to the neighbors there. The network is used by about 15 people (excluding the ISP customers, as they're segregated from our WAN). Since we started this up about 10 years ago, we've become aware that there are a ton of other groups doing similar things. I wonder if someday all of these "alternate internets" will combine to form a larger one...