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diff --git a/doc/www.anonet2.org/public_pod/faq.pod b/doc/www.anonet2.org/public_pod/faq.pod index de49423..18fbbdb 100644 --- a/doc/www.anonet2.org/public_pod/faq.pod +++ b/doc/www.anonet2.org/public_pod/faq.pod @@ -76,17 +76,18 @@ That's not the only logical conclusion, based on the above. However, AnoNet has =item What is peering all about? -AnoNet is an internet. An internet means an internetwork, or a network -that connects between networks. An internetwork is normally constructed -by making links between the different networks, and then carrying -internetwork traffic along those links. (If network A has a link to -network B, then traffic from A to B or from B to A should probably pass -through that link.) Such a link is called a "peering," and the two -sides of that link are called "peers." On the IcannNet, peerings are -normally done over leased lines, but due to the nature of AnoNet, using -leased lines isn't much of an option for most peerings. Therefore, most -peerings are done over tunnels on the IcannNet. The most common software -for AnoNet tunnels is OpenVPN, although tinc and quicktuns are also used. +AnoNet is an internet. An internet means an internetwork, or a +network that connects between networks. An internetwork is normally +constructed by making links between the different networks, and then +carrying internetwork traffic along those links. (If network A has +a link to network B, then traffic from A to B or from B to A should +probably pass through that link.) Such a link is called a "peering," +and the two sides of that link are called "peers." On the IcannNet, +peerings are normally done over leased lines, but due to the nature of +AnoNet, using leased lines isn't much of an option for most peerings. +Therefore, most peerings are done over tunnels on the IcannNet. +The most common software for AnoNet tunnels is OpenVPN, although +tinc and L<quicktun|http://wiki.qontrol.nl/QuickTun> are also used. (tinc in particular deserves special attention: it can create a mesh between participants, sacrificing anonymity to achieve lower latency.) |