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It is good to remind yourself once in a while that “networks” don't exist, they are an illusion based on processing of independent packets based on magical numb
by ogurechny 3y ago
It is good to remind yourself once in a while that “networks” don't exist, they are an illusion based on processing of independent packets based on magical numbers in them. In theory, there is nothing strange in a system that decides to hold all IP addresses higher than a certain number, or offer some service on all even ports at once. It only needs a different mathematical operation on those numbers to be performed.
Also, in theory, we can have internet-wide broadcasts (in a multicast-like or some other graph traversal manner). Then, say, ALL p2p file sharing can be reduced to a single standard request "WHO-HAS The.Matrix.DivX.l33tR1pZ.avi". Then one starts to think why it is not possible in practice.