> Could anyone who's really experienced with the FreeNet protocol and > architecture comment on how much it relies on TCP/IP? I read on the Slashdot > interview with Ian Clarke that the idea of creating a whole sub-internet > over short range radios was something he was interested in. Could this > protocol be directly implemented ontop of one of those wireless protocols > (I'm thinking Bluetooth; that is it's name, correct?), or directly ontop of > the IP protocol?
As currently envisioned (and soon to be spec'd--really--:) Freenet can replace IP's routing functionality, but does not have the message integrity features provided by TCP. One could implement it on top of an unrouted low-level protocol, but you'd have to add some means of packet retry and reordering (like borrowing Zmodem or Kermit). -- Lee Daniel Crocker <lee at piclab.com> <http://www.piclab.com/lcrocker.html> "All inventions or works of authorship original to me, herein and past, are placed irrevocably in the public domain, and may be used or modified for any purpose, without permission, attribution, or notification."--LDC _______________________________________________ Freenet-dev mailing list Freenet-dev at lists.sourceforge.net http://lists.sourceforge.net/mailman/listinfo/freenet-dev
