Most recent edit on 2008-09-29 18:28:17 by BugMeNot [added "yellow background"]
Additions:
"Q:" What does the yellow background of a peer mean?
"A:" ...
Edited on 2008-06-10 14:28:23 by SbC [Better way]
Additions:
"A" On Linux/Unix: Run the script in Freenet/bin/remove_cronjob.sh
Deletions:
"A" On Linux/Unix: Remove the crontab entry Freenet has added. "crontab -e" should open your favourite editor and let you remove the desired line.
Edited on 2008-06-10 14:25:31 by SbC [Prevent Freenet automatically starting on Linux]
Additions:
"A" On Linux/Unix: Remove the crontab entry Freenet has added. "crontab -e" should open your favourite editor and let you remove the desired line.
Edited on 2008-05-11 03:08:07 by SimonKartheuser [new question: port change]
Additions:
A: (I've just done a little (maybe incorrect (but better than nothing (i hope))) page on plugin system )
Q: What are the plans for Internet2 support?
A: ......................
Q: It seems, that when changing freenet node ports, a new store is created. How do change ports without losing anything?
A: (personal test by questioner shows, that changing the freenet.ini and every occurrence in file and folder names accordingly should do the trick. I'd like to have some confirmation from someone more knowledgeable, though)
Deletions:
A: (I've just done a little (maybe incorrect (but better than nothing (i hope))) page on plugin system
"Q:" What are the plans for Internet2 support?
"A:" ......................
Edited on 2008-05-07 04:15:54 by MikeYoung [new question]
Additions:
"Q:" What are the plans for Internet2 support?
"A:" ......................
Edited on 2008-01-09 21:07:16 by Imcensored1 [answered a question previously not answered]
Additions:
Q: In 0.7 are you supposed to have a blue bunny tray icon?
A: Nope. That is an 0.5 thing.
Q: How do you start and stop Freenet?
Deletions:
Q: In 0.7 are you supposed to have a blue bunny tray icon? Also, how do you start and stop Freenet?
Edited on 2007-12-01 16:57:06 by Ljn1981 [Clarification]
Additions:
A: On Windows: Go to the Service Manager, select the Freenet service, open the contextual menu and select Property. Then change the start type.
Deletions:
A: Go to the Service Manager, select the Freenet service, open the contextual menu and select Property. Then change the start type.
Edited on 2007-12-01 16:47:52 by Ljn1981 [contradiction fix]
Additions:
A: Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "Undesirables" will never be completely removed from Freenet due to the design of the network. The reason Freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable". Furthermore, censoring some but not others would directly contradict Freenet's goals. Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
Deletions:
A: Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "Undesirables" will never be completely removed from Freenet due to the design of the network. The reason Freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable". Furthermore, censoring some but not others would directly contradict Freenet's goals to try to allow the censoring of unpopular content. Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
Edited on 2007-09-26 03:59:30 by Electrosys22 [Just a little fix, the answer on the last question here was at the end of the question and not after]
Additions:
Q: How do you insert content into Freenet from within the freenet plugin?
A: (I've just done a little (maybe incorrect (but better than nothing (i hope))) page on plugin system
Deletions:
Q: How do you insert content into Freenet from within the freenet plugin? (I've just done a little (maybe incorrect (but better than nothing (i hope))) page on plugin system
A:
Edited on 2007-05-01 16:50:47 by GreyCat [spelling]
Additions:
A: You can change an option on the configuration page to get the old-style darknet page shown again if you really want to.
A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.cmd or update.sh (depending on your OS)).
Deletions:
A: You can change an option on the configuration page to get the old style darknet page shown again if you really want to.
A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.cmd or update.sh (depending of your OS)).
Edited on 2007-05-01 16:41:14 by GreyCat [spelling, grammar, expand an acronym]
Additions:
A: You can chose yourself which port Freenet will use, so if you only have a range of ports that can be opened, you can alter that. Freenet requires a JVM, so as long as there is a compatible virtual machine for your operating system, you will be able to run Freenet. Freenet acts as a web proxy itself, so no need to have a web server, but a browser would help (if you want to view freesites); please note that Microsoft Internet Explorer compromises your anonymity in a way that will make viewing the sites possibly unanonymous.
Deletions:
A: You can chose yourself which port Freenet will use, so if you only have a range of ports that can be opened, you can alter that. Freenet requires a JVM, so as long as there is a capatible virtual machine for your operating system, you will be able to run Freenet. Freenet acts as a web proxy itself, so no need to have a web server, but a browser would help (if you want to view freesites); please note that IE compromises your anonymity in the way that will make viewing the sites possibly unanonymous.
Edited on 2007-03-01 22:46:49 by EthicalAnarhist
Additions:
Q: How do you insert content into Freenet from within the freenet plugin? (I've just done a little (maybe incorrect (but better than nothing (i hope))) page on plugin system
A:
Edited on 2007-02-07 21:28:15 by ShoeyFighter [Removed some questions, edited a few, and bolded all of the questions like the FAQ]
Additions:
Please add to this! If you have a question to ask, hit the "Edit text of this page" link (bottom of this page). Edit and organize politely as we go.
Q: Is there any effort (user community not technical development) underway to make Freenet an undesireable place to host content deemed by the masses to be unacceptable (e.g. kiddie porn)?
Q: Is there a way to allow non-Freenet users the chance to see what Freenet is like without needing to install it?
Q: Is there any effort underway to somehow implement database/dynamic content in FreeNet?
Q: Is there a way to make a Wiki inside of Freenet?
A: There is a project that is being developed called Freekiwiki to do just that.
Q: What resources do I need in order to participate? Do I need a web-server, or will any Internet-connected computer work? Do I need to run a particular operating system? What ports need to be open?
Q: Why Java?
Q: How can you be anonymous on a friend-to-friend darknet?
Q: How do I reinstall without losing my configuration and peers?
Q: Is there a way to prevent Freenet from automatically starting every time my computer is booted?
Q: Why don't newer builds show technical information about darknet and configuration anymore?
Q: How does my node update? I keep getting a message saying that my node is "currently fetching the update", but nothing really happens...
Q: In 0.7 are you supposed to have a blue bunny tray icon? Also, how do you start and stop Freenet?
A: You can stop Freenet using the button "Shut Down the node".
Deletions:
Q: Got questions?
A: Hit the "Edit text of this page" link (bottom of this page). Edit and organize politely as we go.
Q: Why doesn't Frost (version 21/04/06) connect to my Freenet node over my LAN?
A: Upgrade to the version from 20/06/06 or newer, the bug has been fixed.
Q: Is there any effort underway to somehow implement Freenet or maybe just a Freenet viewer as a FireFox plugin?
A: Firefox is already a Freenet viewer :-) Some have suggested a plugin that translates freenet:... URLs to http://127.0.01:8888/..∞. URLs transparently in the browser's address box. While this may be more asthetically pleasing, there are concerns that it would unnecessarily break hyperlink-compatability with unsupported browsers, and this isn't worth it just for an asthetic change.
Q: There are a lot of porn links. I don't like that. Is there any way to filter the index?
A: With the FireFox Browser, you can download this extention∞. It will effectively allow you to hide any part of any web page, including links and pictures.
Q: Is there a way to allow non-Freenet users the chance to see what Freenet is like without needing to install it?
Q: Is there any effort underway to somehow implement database/dynamic content in FreeNet?
Q: Is there any effort (user community not technical development) underway to make Freenet an undesireable place to host content deemed by the masses to be unacceptable (e.g. kiddie porn)?
Q: Is there a way to make a Wiki inside of Freenet?
A: There is a project that will be worked on next year, http://sourceforge.net/projects/freekiwiki/∞. Currently, however, there is nothing Wiki-like that available.
Q: What resources do I need in order to participate? Do I need a web-server, or will any Internet-connected computer work? Do I need to run a particular operating system? What ports need to be open?
Q: Why Java?
Q: How can you be anonymous on a friend-to-friend darknet?
Q: Where's the protocol documented?
A: Here: [FreenetSpecifications].
Q: How do I reinstall without losing my configuration and peers?
Q: Is there a way to preven Freenet from automatically starting every time my computer is booted?
Q: Why don't newer builds show technical information about darknet and configuration anymore?
Q: What does BACKED OFF mean, and what does it do? Can the node still be useful?
A: Backed OFF mean that the node are overloaded. It is tempory and the node still is useful.
Q: How does my node update? I keep getting a message saying that my node is "currently fetching the update", but nothing really happens...
Q: In 0.7 are you suposed to have a blue bunny tray icon? Also, how do you start and stop Freenet?
A: You can stop freenet using the button "Shut Down the node".
Edited on 2007-01-16 21:08:59 by FuriousRage [changed update.bat to update.cmd]
Additions:
A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.cmd or update.sh (depending of your OS)).
Deletions:
A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.bat or update.sh (depending of your OS)).
Edited on 2007-01-10 00:45:52 by MichaelReiley
Additions:
A: Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "Undesirables" will never be completely removed from Freenet due to the design of the network. The reason Freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable". Furthermore, censoring some but not others would directly contradict Freenet's goals to try to allow the censoring of unpopular content. Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
Deletions:
A: Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "Undesirables" will never be completely removed from Freenet due to the design of the network. The reason Freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable". Furthermore, censoring some but not others would directly contradict Freenet's goals to try to allow the censoring of unpopular content Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
Edited on 2007-01-10 00:38:50 by MichaelReiley
Additions:
A: With the FireFox Browser, you can download this extention∞. It will effectively allow you to hide any part of any web page, including links and pictures.
Deletions:
A: With the FireFox Browser, you can download this extention∞. It will effectively allow you to hide any part of any web page, including links and pictures.
Edited on 2007-01-10 00:37:43 by MichaelReiley
Additions:
Q: There are a lot of porn links. I don't like that. Is there any way to filter the index?
A: With the FireFox Browser, you can download this extention∞. It will effectively allow you to hide any part of any web page, including links and pictures.
Deletions:
"Q:" There are a lot of porn links. I don't like that. Is there any way to filter the index?
"A:" With the FireFox Browser, you can download this extention∞. It will effectively allow you to hide any part of any web page, including links and pictures.
Edited on 2007-01-10 00:36:59 by MichaelReiley
Additions:
"Q:" There are a lot of porn links. I don't like that. Is there any way to filter the index?
"A:" With the FireFox Browser, you can download this extention∞. It will effectively allow you to hide any part of any web page, including links and pictures.
Edited on 2006-09-20 19:22:06 by ShoeyFighter [Cleaned up the spelling, gramar, formatting, and removed/changed some of the questions]
Additions:
Q: Got questions?
A: Hit the "Edit text of this page" link (bottom of this page). Edit and organize politely as we go.
Q: Why doesn't Frost (version 21/04/06) connect to my Freenet node over my LAN?
A: Upgrade to the version from 20/06/06 or newer, the bug has been fixed.
Q: Is there any effort underway to somehow implement Freenet or maybe just a Freenet viewer as a FireFox plugin?
A: Firefox is already a Freenet viewer :-) Some have suggested a plugin that translates freenet:... URLs to http://127.0.01:8888/..∞. URLs transparently in the browser's address box. While this may be more asthetically pleasing, there are concerns that it would unnecessarily break hyperlink-compatability with unsupported browsers, and this isn't worth it just for an asthetic change.
Q: Is there a way to allow non-Freenet users the chance to see what Freenet is like without needing to install it?
A: If the machine running the Freenet server is Linux based, and you wish to browse Freenet using a Windows machine, then there are a few different ways you can do it:
- Remote Desktop Not Encrypted
- Install and run VNC server in the server machine (Linux).
- Install and run VNC viewer in the client machine (Windows).
- Connect to to the remote machine.
- Remote Desktop Is Encrypted
- Install and run VNC Server and sshd on the server machine (Linux).
- Install and run VNC viewer and Putty on the client machine (Windows).
- SSH into the Linux machine, and tunnel the VNC data through the SSH protocol.
- Connect to the tunnel.
- Allow Freenet Remote HTTP Connections (Note: Make sure you only allow trusted connections using this method. Also, the traffic going from the client to the Freenet server will NOT be encrypted unless you take further steps to do so.)
- Modify freenet.ini by changing the following values:
mainport.bindAddress=*
mainport.allowedHosts=(Put here a comma seperated list of IP Addresses that you want to allow access to the Freenet server)
- Use ssh's sock4 proxy (Note: The server must be running opensshd.)
- Launch ssh using the following command:
ssh -D 1984 user@freenet_server
- Set in your browser the sock4 proxy's parameter to localhost:1984.
- Now you can browse Freenet through fproxy ( http://localhost:8888/∞ ). You can also use FCP but you need to do something more to forward FCP's packets through the ssh's sock4 proxy.
Q: Is there any effort underway to somehow implement database/dynamic content in FreeNet?
A: The new Freenet architecture should be capable of supporting some forms of real-time communication through the network, however this may not be supported before Freenet 0.8.
Q: Is there any effort (user community not technical development) underway to make Freenet an undesireable place to host content deemed by the masses to be unacceptable (e.g. kiddie porn)?
A: Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "Undesirables" will never be completely removed from Freenet due to the design of the network. The reason Freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable". Furthermore, censoring some but not others would directly contradict Freenet's goals to try to allow the censoring of unpopular content Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
Q: Is there a way to make a Wiki inside of Freenet?
A: There is a project that will be worked on next year, http://sourceforge.net/projects/freekiwiki/∞. Currently, however, there is nothing Wiki-like that available.
Q: What resources do I need in order to participate? Do I need a web-server, or will any Internet-connected computer work? Do I need to run a particular operating system? What ports need to be open?
A: You can chose yourself which port Freenet will use, so if you only have a range of ports that can be opened, you can alter that. Freenet requires a JVM, so as long as there is a capatible virtual machine for your operating system, you will be able to run Freenet. Freenet acts as a web proxy itself, so no need to have a web server, but a browser would help (if you want to view freesites); please note that IE compromises your anonymity in the way that will make viewing the sites possibly unanonymous.
Q: Why Java?
A: Java is by far the most efficient cross-platform language available today, with modern JIT compilers it can compete with, and even out-do native compiled langauges such as C, all while remaining cross-platform. Of course we have work to do to make Freenet easier to install on a variety of platforms.
Q: How can you be anonymous on a friend-to-friend darknet?
A: Every time you use the Internet you have to connect to somebody. On an OpenNet, you can't choose who you connect to, and you are assigned connections by the network. On a DarkNet, you choose who you connect to. Either way, you are vulnerable mainly to the people running the nodes you are directly connected to; see the security page. If the person looking for you isn't directly connected to you, then it's going to be very difficult for him to find you. On an OpenNet, your node can be detected very easily; it is much more likely that the existence of your freenet node will be detected, and if there is a national firewall in place then the whole network can be blocked trivially. Worse, the attacker can make a big node, find everyone, pretend to be many nodes and get connected to everyone (at the expense of 'real' connections); then he can attack everyone (including you!) efficiently. On a DarkNet, it is much harder to discover who is running Freenet, and the sybil attack just described is very much more difficult. In general, you get to choose who you are vulnerable to. We regard this as a major improvement in security; certainly opennet is not likely to be of much use in hostile regimes. And you are still anonymous. You are vulnerable to your friends, just like in real life, but only if they do difficult attacks against your node. We are working on making these attacks even harder, but right now some attacks are possible. But it is very expensive in general for an attacker to find the source of a document, and DarkNet does not make it easier: it makes it harder.
Q: Where's the protocol documented?
A: Here: [FreenetSpecifications].
Q: How do I reinstall without losing my configuration and peers?
A: Take a backup of these files:
- node-#
- node-#.bak
- peers-#
- freenet.ini
Now, delete your installation and install a new one as usual. Shut down the node, as the installer will automatically start it, and then put the backups in the new installation, overwriting files where needed.
Q: Is there a way to preven Freenet from automatically starting every time my computer is booted?
A: Go to the Service Manager, select the Freenet service, open the contextual menu and select Property. Then change the start type.
Q: Why don't newer builds show technical information about darknet and configuration anymore?
A: You can change an option on the configuration page to get the old style darknet page shown again if you really want to.
Q: What does BACKED OFF mean, and what does it do? Can the node still be useful?
A: Backed OFF mean that the node are overloaded. It is tempory and the node still is useful.
Q: How does my node update? I keep getting a message saying that my node is "currently fetching the update", but nothing really happens...
A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.bat or update.sh (depending of your OS)).
Q: In 0.7 are you suposed to have a blue bunny tray icon? Also, how do you start and stop Freenet?
A: You can stop freenet using the button "Shut Down the node".
Deletions:
'Q:' Got questions ?
:'A:' Hit the "Edit text of this page" link (bottom of this page). Edit and organize politely as we go.
'Q:' Why doesn't Frost 21/04/06 connect to my Freenet node over my LAN?
:'A:' Upgrade to 20/06/06 or newer, the bug has been fixed.
'Q:' Is there any effort underway to somehow implement FreeNet or maybe just a freenet viewer as a FireFox plugin?
:'A:' Firefox is already a Freenet viewer :-) Some have suggested a plugin that translates freenet:... URLs to http://127.0.01:8888/..∞. URLs transparently in the browser's address box. While this may be more asthetically pleasing, there are concerns that it would unnecessarily break hyperlink-compatability with unsupported browsers, and this isn't worth it just for an asthetic change.
'Followup-' What about including a variable in Fred that automatically replaces strings, so that you could designate <Freenet-url>/blahblah (or some other phrase) and Fred would automatically replace it with http://127.0.01:8888/∞ http://127.0.01:1234/∞ http://my-company-freenetserver:8888/∞ or whatever else you are currently accessing fred via?
:'A:' Already implemented i think. But ifnot, use the bugtracker please.
'Q:' Are there any web-based FreeNet browsers or something like web-accessible remote desktop control access or the like to allow non-Freenet users the chance to see what it's like without needing to take the leap and install it?
:'A:' if the machine running the freenet server is linux there are mainly two possible ways: (AlexWind)
1- remote desktop not encrypted
-install and run vnc server in the server machine (linux)
-install and run vnc viewer in the client machine (windows)
-connect to to the remote machine
2- remote desktop encrypted
-install and run vnc server and sshd in the server machine (linux)
-install and run vnc viewer and putty in the client machine (windows)
-ssh the linux machine, and tunnel the vnc data through the ssh protocol
-connect to the tunnel
3- allow freenet remote http connections
-modify freenet.ini in such way
mainport.bindAddress=*
mainport.allowedHosts=*
4- if the server is running opensshd, you can try to use the ssh's sock4 proxy.
For that, launch ssh -D 1984 user@freenet_server and set in your browser the sock4 proxy's parameter to localhost:1984.
Then you can browse freesite trought fproxy ( http://localhost:8888/∞ ), you also can use fcp but you need to use other thing to forward fcp's packet trought the
ssh's sock4 proxy.
'Q:' Is there any effort underway to somehow implement database/dynamic content in FreeNet?
:'A:' The new Freenet architecture should be capable of supporting some forms of real-time communication through the network, however this may not be supported before Freenet 0.8.
'Q:' Is there any effort (user community not technical development) underway to make FreeNet an undesireable place to host content deemed by the masses to be unacceptable (e.g. kiddie porn)?
:'A:' Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "undesirables" will never be completely removed from freenet due to the design of the network. The reason freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable".
::'Q:re-put': is there any effort (besides the quote on the FreeNet homepage) within the community to respond in any sort of communal fashion to the primary challenges to FreeNet's validity, for example the criticism that the ability to communicate unpopular things via the medium necessarily promulgates said unpopular things?
:'A:': censorship by majority is still censorship. it would directly contradict Freenet's goals to try to allow the censoring of unpopular content in the manner you describe. Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
'Q:' Is there any incarnation of something somewhat wiki-like in freenet yet?
:'A:' There is a project that will be worked on next year, http://sourceforge.net/projects/freekiwiki/∞. Currently nothing like that is available.
'Q:' When I first install freenet (using the tar archive under linux for example) , do I get a transient or a permanent node?
'A:' When you install freenet, your node is treated as a permanent node.
'Q:' What resources do I need in order to participate? Do I need a web-server, or will any Internet-connected computer work? Do I need to run a particular operating system? What ports need to be open?
:'A:' You can chose yourself which port freenet will use, so if you only have a range of ports that can be opened, you can alter that. Freenet requires JVM, so as long as there is a capatible virtual machine for your operating system, you will be able to run freenet. Freenet acts as a web proxy itself, so no need to have a web server, but a browser would help (if you want to view freesites); please note that IE compromises your anonymity in the way that will make viewing the sites possibly unanonymous.
'Q:' Why java?
:'A:' Java is by far the most efficient cross-platform language available today, with modern JIT compilers it can compete with, and even out-do native compiled langauges such as C, all while remaining cross-platform. Of course we have work to do to make Freenet easier to install on a variety of platforms.
'Q:' How can you be anonymous on a friend-to-friend darknet?
:'A:' Every time you use the internet you have to connect to somebody. On an OpenNet, you can't choose who you connect to, and you are assigned connections by the network. On a DarkNet, you choose who you connect to. Either way, you are vulnerable mainly to the people running the nodes you are directly connected to; see the security page; if the person looking for you isn't directly connected to you, then it's going to be very difficult for him to find you. On an opennet, your node can be detected very easily; it is much more likely that the existence of your freenet node will be detected, and if there is a national firewall in place then the whole network can be blocked trivially. Worse, the attacker can make a big node, find everyone, pretend to be many nodes and get connected to everyone (at the expense of 'real' connections); then he can attack everyone (including you!) efficiently. On a darknet, it is much harder to discover who is running Freenet, and the sybil attack just described is very much more difficult. And in general, you get to choose who you are vulnerable. We regard this as a major improvement in security; certainly opennet is not likely to be of much use in hostile regimes. And you are still anonymous. You are vulnerable to your friends, just like in real life, but only if they do difficult attacks against your node; we are working on making these attacks even harder, but right now some attacks are possible. But it is very expensive in general for an attacker to find the source of a document, and darknet does not make it easier: it makes it harder.
'Q:' Where's the protocol documented?
:'A:' here [FreenetSpecifications].
'Q:' All the nodes that i connect to overload within 5 minutes of me starting my node up. Is that my fault, and if so what am i doing wrong?
:'A:' Probably not. But if you're inserting a lot of data it might be.
'Q:' How do I reinstall without losing my configuration and peers?
:'A:' Take a backup of these files node-#, node-#.bak, peers-# and freenet.ini, then delete your installation and install a new one as usual, shut down the install that is automatically started, put the backups in the new installation, overwriting files where needed.
'Q:' Is there away of preventing FreeNet from automatically starting every time my computer does as I only use it infrequently and java uses a considerable amount of memory even when idle?
:'A:' Go to the service manager, select the freenet service, open the contextual menu and select Property. Then change the start type.
'Q': Is there a list of all the overloads and what they mean?
'Q:' Why don't newer builds show technical information about darknet and configuration anymore?
:'A:' You can change an option on the configuration page to get the old style darknet page shown again if you really want to.
'Q:' What does BACKED OFF mean, and what does it do? Can the node still be useful?
:'A: Backed OFF mean that the node are overloaded. It is tempory and the node still is useful.
'Q:' How does my node update? I keep getting a message saying that my node is "currently fetching the update", but nothing really happens...
:'A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.bat or update.sh (depending of your OS)).
'"Q':" In V 07 are you suposed to have a blue bunny tray icon?? also, how do you start and stop freenet?
:'A: You can stop freenet using the button "Shut Down the node".
Oldest known version of this page was edited on 2006-07-04 14:09:09 by NicO [creating]
Page view:
'Q:' Got questions ?
:
'A:' Hit the "Edit text of this page" link (bottom of this page). Edit and organize politely as we go.
'Q:' Why doesn't Frost 21/04/06 connect to my Freenet node over my LAN?
:
'A:' Upgrade to 20/06/06 or newer, the bug has been fixed.
'Q:' Is there any effort underway to somehow implement
FreeNet or maybe just a freenet viewer as a
FireFox plugin?
:
'A:' Firefox is already a Freenet viewer :-) Some have suggested a plugin that translates freenet:... URLs to
http://127.0.01:8888/..∞. URLs transparently in the browser's address box. While this may be more asthetically pleasing, there are concerns that it would unnecessarily break hyperlink-compatability with unsupported browsers, and this isn't worth it just for an asthetic change.
'Followup-' What about including a variable in Fred that automatically replaces strings, so that you could designate <Freenet-url>/blahblah (or some other phrase) and Fred would automatically replace it with
http://127.0.01:8888/∞ http://127.0.01:1234/∞ http://my-company-freenetserver:8888/∞ or whatever else you are currently accessing fred via?
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'A:' Already implemented i think. But ifnot, use the bugtracker please.
'Q:' Are there any web-based
FreeNet browsers or something like web-accessible remote desktop control access or the like to allow non-Freenet users the chance to see what it's like without needing to take the leap and install it?
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'A:' if the machine running the freenet server is linux there are mainly two possible ways: (
AlexWind)
1- remote desktop not encrypted
-install and run vnc server in the server machine (linux)
-install and run vnc viewer in the client machine (windows)
-connect to to the remote machine
2- remote desktop encrypted
-install and run vnc server and sshd in the server machine (linux)
-install and run vnc viewer and putty in the client machine (windows)
-ssh the linux machine, and tunnel the vnc data through the ssh protocol
-connect to the tunnel
3- allow freenet remote http connections
-modify freenet.ini in such way
mainport.bindAddress=*
mainport.allowedHosts=*
4- if the server is running opensshd, you can try to use the ssh's sock4 proxy.
For that, launch
ssh -D 1984 user@freenet_server and set in your browser the sock4 proxy's parameter to localhost:1984.
Then you can browse freesite trought fproxy (
http://localhost:8888/∞ ), you also can use fcp but you need to use other thing to forward fcp's packet trought the
ssh's sock4 proxy.
'Q:' Is there any effort underway to somehow implement database/dynamic content in
FreeNet?
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'A:' The new Freenet architecture should be capable of supporting some forms of real-time communication through the network, however this may not be supported before Freenet 0.8.
'Q:' Is there any effort (user community not technical development) underway to make
FreeNet an undesireable place to host content deemed by the masses to be unacceptable (e.g. kiddie porn)?
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'A:' Freenet is designed to bypass censorship and ensure anonymous communications and transfer of data. "undesirables" will never be completely removed from freenet due to the design of the network. The reason freenet exists is to stop the powers that be (governments, companies, etc.) from censoring "undesirables". "Undesirables" are a personal view, and the biggest test of your commitment to bypass censorship is distributing materials that you consider "undesirable".
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'Q:re-put': is there any effort (besides the quote on the
FreeNet homepage) within the community to respond in any sort of communal fashion to the primary challenges to
FreeNet's validity, for example the criticism that the ability to communicate unpopular things via the medium necessarily promulgates said unpopular things?
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'A:': censorship by majority is still censorship. it would directly contradict Freenet's goals to try to allow the censoring of unpopular content in the manner you describe. Tolerating speech you don't like is the price of being able to speak freely.
'Q:' Is there any incarnation of something somewhat wiki-like in freenet yet?
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'A:' There is a project that will be worked on next year,
http://sourceforge.net/projects/freekiwiki/∞. Currently nothing like that is available.
'Q:' When I first install freenet (using the tar archive under linux for example) , do I get a transient or a permanent node?
'A:' When you install freenet, your node is treated as a permanent node.
'Q:' What resources do I need in order to participate? Do I need a web-server, or will any Internet-connected computer work? Do I need to run a particular operating system? What ports need to be open?
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'A:' You can chose yourself which port freenet will use, so if you only have a range of ports that can be opened, you can alter that. Freenet requires JVM, so as long as there is a capatible virtual machine for your operating system, you will be able to run freenet. Freenet acts as a web proxy itself, so no need to have a web server, but a browser would help (if you want to view freesites); please note that IE compromises your anonymity in the way that will make viewing the sites possibly unanonymous.
'Q:' Why java?
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'A:' Java is by far the most efficient cross-platform language available today, with modern JIT compilers it can compete with, and even out-do native compiled langauges such as C, all while remaining cross-platform. Of course we have work to do to make Freenet easier to install on a variety of platforms.
'Q:' How can you be anonymous on a friend-to-friend darknet?
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'A:' Every time you use the internet you have to connect to somebody. On an
OpenNet, you can't choose who you connect to, and you are assigned connections by the network. On a
DarkNet, you choose who you connect to. Either way, you are vulnerable mainly to the people running the nodes you are directly connected to; see
the security page; if the person looking for you isn't directly connected to you, then it's going to be very difficult for him to find you. On an opennet, your node can be detected very easily; it is much more likely that the existence of your freenet node will be detected, and if there is a national firewall in place then the whole network can be blocked trivially. Worse, the attacker can make a big node, find everyone, pretend to be many nodes and get connected to everyone (at the expense of 'real' connections); then he can attack everyone (including you!) efficiently. On a darknet, it is much harder to discover who is running Freenet, and the sybil attack just described is very much more difficult. And in general, you get to choose who you are vulnerable. We regard this as a major improvement in security; certainly opennet is not likely to be of much use in hostile regimes. And you are still anonymous. You are vulnerable to your friends, just like in real life, but only if they do difficult attacks against your node; we are working on making these attacks even harder, but right now some attacks are possible. But it is very expensive in general for an attacker to find the source of a document, and darknet does not make it easier: it makes it harder.
'Q:' Where's the protocol documented?
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'A:' here [
FreenetSpecifications].
'Q:' All the nodes that i connect to overload within 5 minutes of me starting my node up. Is that my fault, and if so what am i doing wrong?
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'A:' Probably not. But if you're inserting a lot of data it might be.
'Q:' How do I reinstall without losing my configuration and peers?
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'A:' Take a backup of these files node-#, node-#.bak, peers-# and freenet.ini, then delete your installation and install a new one as usual, shut down the install that is automatically started, put the backups in the new installation, overwriting files where needed.
'Q:' Is there away of preventing
FreeNet from automatically starting every time my computer does as I only use it infrequently and java uses a considerable amount of memory even when idle?
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'A:' Go to the service manager, select the freenet service, open the contextual menu and select Property. Then change the start type.
'Q': Is there a list of all the overloads and what they mean?
'Q:' Why don't newer builds show technical information about darknet and configuration anymore?
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'A:' You can change an option on the configuration page to get the old style darknet page shown again if you really want to.
'Q:' What does BACKED OFF mean, and what does it do? Can the node still be useful?
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'A: Backed OFF mean that the node are overloaded. It is tempory and the node still is useful.
'Q:' How does my node update? I keep getting a message saying that my node is "currently fetching the update", but nothing really happens...
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'A: Stop your node and update manually using the update script (in the root of freenet, named update.bat or update.sh (depending of your OS)).
'"Q':" In V 07 are you suposed to have a blue bunny tray icon?? also, how do you start and stop freenet?
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'A: You can stop freenet using the button "Shut Down the node".