Re: [gentoo-user] Somewhat OT: Any truth to this mess?

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:
> Am Samstag, 18. Februar 2012, 06:00:00 schrieb Dale:

>>
>> I don't really think they can unless they just cut power to all the
>> computers.  After all, the internet is supposed to be redundant right?
>> If there is a few computers still running that have a connection, it is
>> still working.  Sort of anyway.
>>
>> Does make one wonder tho.  They have been talking about having a
>> internet "off switch" but I'm not sure it would be that easy.
> 
> basically, yes. Take down the core routers and backbones and everything falls 
> apart.
> 

But how long would it take to actually do this?

Another thing, the Government, especially the military, uses the
internet too.  What would they do?  Without?  What about other
countries?  Just because the US Government wants the net shut down does
not mean other countries would follow.

I'm just curious as to how this could be done and just how any person
can shut down the internet globally much less one country.

Dale

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