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Unrelated. How hard is it to create another “internet” which is completely detached from the current internet?
by reqo 3y ago
Unrelated. How hard is it to create another “internet” which is completely detached from the current internet?
- riidom 3y agoSounds like an "Ask HN" to me.
- nearlyepic 3y agoThe answer ranges from "basically impossible" to "trivial" depending on what layer of the OSI model you think the "current internet" exists on.
- aorloff 3y agoAnother answer might be - you do this every time your local network disconnects from the big internet. How do you like your little internet ?
- capableweb 3y agoHow long is a rope? There is already a bunch of "completely detached" networks out there, organized via wifi links. Freifunk, Guifi and NYC Mesh are three examples of such networks, where you can basically avoid the current internet infrastructure as long as you get hooked up to the mesh network. Lots of interesting services deployed on these networks too :)
- none_to_remain 3y agoI've read about the NYC mesh in the past, I don't remember it being disconnected from the wider internet?
- capableweb 3y agoUsually the meshes have parts of the network that is connected to the internet, and you either automatically get access to those nodes so you can route via them, or you can request access to be able to reach the wider network. Really depends on the mesh, I don't know the specific answer for NYC mesh.
- jaywcarman 3y agoI think Project Gemini fits this description: https://geminiprotocol.net/ https://geminiprotocol.net/
- kpandit 3y ago> How hard is it to create another “internet” which is completely detached from the current internet? Seems like a good way to explain the meaning "network effect".
- rchaud 3y agoWell FB has lost $20bn and counting on Horizon Worlds and other "new internet" projects. Before building anew, it's important to consider how many people want to leave the current one.