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This is a side entry in the "ISP@Home" series, where things have officially entered meme territory. If some concepts or background feel under-explained, you might want to check out earlier posts in the series first.
Preface
Imagine this scenario: one day, a mysterious figure (or perhaps an LLM) discovers an RCE vulnerability in the mainstream Linux kernel’s network stack. Given how widely Linux is used, this single flaw would instantly put the entire internet on the brink of collapse—every networked host exposed to massive risk.
That’s way too centralized.
So I believe, in a truly decentralized network, everyone should implement their own unique network stack and use it to access the internet. That way, even if one implementation has bugs or vulnerabilities, it won’t bring down the whole network.
Alright, I can’t keep a straight face anymore. Truth is, back when I was learning computer networking at NJU, I had a sudden urge to write my own network stack for fun. Not finding enough chaos in DN42, I decided to take it up a notch and deploy my custom stack onto DN42—and maybe even IANA one day—offering actual services.
DNet
I did write a few blog posts about this project (DNet) back then, though I didn’t keep it up for long: https://github.com/lyc8503/DNet-core
At the time, it more or less achieved the following:
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