Contingency Plan if www goes down. Our own private web

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saw this thread on omf:

http://lucianarchy.proboards21.com/i...ad=3254&page=1


Is anyone on here technical. could we do something similar?

Please pay particular attention to posts form the user infotech. Very helpful. I have posed 2of his posts below:


With the final conversion to HDTV, frequencies will be available for wireless data which have incredible range and speed. Some of these frequencies will be reserved for public access though the media and government will not be reporting on this or educating the public.

It is possible for us to build our own "private internet" using these frequencies, combinations of other communications technology both old and new and the technical input, hardware and locations of our community.

We should gather a working group of OM members who have expertise in the following areas for the purpose of researching these technologies and developing a plan for implementing our own private networks:



Ham radio, VHF, UHF, FM transmission and hardware

electronics (circuit fabrication, bending, hacking and design)

Cryptology

BBS Servers, software & operations

Cellular telephony and data

Satellite communications and hardware

Antenna Fabrication and installation




From what I've read the contingency plans involve media black out and temporary disruption of internet service. The quickest and easiest way to disrupt the internet would be to null route the DNS root servers. They could then leave the internet up and running for "authorized" traffic with access to backup root servers pre configured for .gov and .mil IP ranges only. This leaves us with a few easy emergency options:

1. Write scripts for distribution which spoof a .mil or .gov IP and hostname (probably a bad idea unless you're very mobile and good at hiding your location)

2. Set up our own private root servers and create scripts for OM members to be able to access them (might work but ISP's may block the connections).

3. Set up an old school BBS and distribute instructions and software to OM members (my vote for free and easy)

For you kids, BBS (computer Bulletin Board System) was the grandaddy internet and precursor to the forum. You would dial in to these via modem (my first was a 9600K baud - normal dial up is 56k for comparison) and you would see a text only login with bulletin board type discussions, rudimentary email and even file exchange (photos and software mainly in those days). It's very simple to use and can be hosted on pretty decrepit hardware so a BBS hosted on a laptop would be blazing fast.

All you need is a working phone number and modems on both ends.

While they "might" take down the phone lines I believe doing so would lead to complete anarchy and even so, there are other ways to make a phone call which your computer could handle given the right hardware:

ship to shore UHF / VHF
citizens band radio
FM radio
satcom
wireless relay

I would recommend constructing a BBS for immediate backup along with:

telephone person to person relay (call list) - this could be voicemail accounts (free and low cost, prepaid cellular, etc) which could be used as news drops and message centers for everyone.

Fax chains (if we have telephone and power faxes are the old, old school internet

snail mail relays (all else fails but maybe we still have postage)

Since it's best to develop multiple contingency plans, I would also propose a TOR and/or WASTE network. (private "darknets" which run on the internet but give you private networks encrypted and invisible (in theory) to everyone else). There are other darknet systems not as well known. These have the added benefit of being able to run without DNS root servers once installed and configured).

Let's face it, we really only have to plan for certain situations because if things get so bad we can't even utilize fax / phone or snail mail then we're hosed. Maybe if we develop a wireless darknet like I mentioned but that may or may not bring the participants to the attention of the PTB. If we go there we need to do so intelligently with strict limits on when everyone connects and for how long. We would also want to randomize the wireless paths, frequencies and encryption.

I'd love to do a wireless darknet just for the fun of being able to have our own UFO radar system -but-

in the interest of actually getting something done, how about we go for the BBS and fax chain? (Some one-time cypher pads might not be a bad idea too).