Why don't you just wait for the open net? Dark net is supposed to be dark, so the Slashdot crowd should use the open net. Dark net is only an advantage if you have low availability. If it is legal where you are connecting from you should always use the open net.
But it is an interesting test non the less, because it will put stress on the darknet that it should be able to handle. Peers that connect with small world topology should not be affected by an uber node. --Lean Den Thu, 18 May 2006 23:29:34 -0400. skrev Colin Davis: > For the purposes of testing, and regarding the thoughts in my last e- > mail, I've set up two freenet nodes which are public- Anyone can add their > reference to them, without interaction by me. > > Note- This is entirely different from the link exchange idea that I > proposed in my last e-mail. I still prefer that solution, but that's not > something I'm up to implementing. > > > > > I set up my node by commenting out the ability to run any toadlets outside > of the Darknet, and by disabling the ability for fproxy to delete nodes. I > then put node on a publicly accessible IP, and told it to allow > connections to anyone. > This should allow people to connect, copy my noderef, and add their own. > > I'd love it if a few people could try connecting, and letting me know how > it works for them. > > > > http://Ubernode.org > > > Going to the site tells you my noderef, and allows you to add your > own, without having to go through the Java server directly. By running > through a quick apache page, I am able to spare the little server a small > amount of pain. > This is running on a small rented server, but should be an interesting > experience to test. If nothing else, if it works at all, it can give > Slashdotters at least /one/ node to connect to, slow though it will be. > You can test to see if your node is added, by viewing the list of > connections at (http://ubernode.org:8888/ darknet/) but that page is > running through fproxy, so it slow. > > > I've set another test/example up on my home connection (http:// > akari.homeunix.org:8888/darknet/), but that connection is going to be far > less stable, and it connects to the node directly, rather than going > through a load-saving page, so will be slow as hell. Really. Use > Ubernode.org instead. > > > > > While I don't necessarily think public access nodes are a great solution > for anything long-term, the ability for people to have a few places they > can connect without user-interaction has to be better than the ref-swarms > in IRC... > It's an interesting thought-experiment for me, if nothing else. > > Just my ignorant thoughts. > > -Colin
