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Re:Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout by octoberfranklin on Thursday January 08, 2026 @04:36PM (#46546836)
Carrier pigeons.

And hamsters.

Don't underestimate the hamsters.

Re:Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout by esafak on Thursday January 08, 2026 @04:46PM (#46546958)
Especially ones in a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

But seriously?

Re:Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout by bombcar on Thursday January 08, 2026 @05:05PM (#46547138)
There are mesh networks, but even so IPv4 isn't down, and people can share files p2p.
Re:Iran Goes Into IPv6 Blackout by adamfisk on Thursday January 08, 2026 @05:34PM (#46547463)
Theoretically this is true, but in practice it's not. Most p2p services rely on the global internet in some way. The BitTorrent DHT, for example, is unlikely so self-heal in the event of a completely inaccessible global internet.

Things like HolePunch have a lot of potential here, but you'd need an Iran-only DHT, and it's just not deployed at scale.