Internet Tunneling & Traffic Routing

December 14, 07 by admin   8,703  views  

(Anonymous Protocols & Networks / Tor / I2P)

IP Tunneling and IP encapsulation (encryption) ensure the reliable delivery of massive volumes of real-time data without packet loss or damage.

Here are three key features in which tunneling becomes beneficial to the P2P file sharer:

  • 1.It makes the user anonymous: By masking the real IP address of the user.
  • 2.It encrypts the data on both ends: Thus no-one can intercept the transfer and figure out what’s being sent. Helpful in preventing traffic shaping by ISPs.
  • 3.It can help circumvent firewalls that would otherwise be implemented to prohibit specific programs and transfers.

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