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!!What is the MetaNet?
The !MetaNet is a group of people that run the WanDaemon [VPN] software on their gateway machines, linking together all their networks into a virtual network of networks.
-This is quite common around [Hamilton] - a lot of WLUG members are on the !MetaNet. Since you get assigned a set of (non-real-world) [IP] addresses, you can talk to other peoples machines directly, not worrying about [NAT] and worrying only vaguely about firewalls. The great advantage of this, apart from the potential for scientific experimentation, is that if I'm at your house and we are both on the !MetaNet, I can access my network as if I was lock
to it.
+This is quite common around [Hamilton] - a lot of WLUG members are on the !MetaNet. Since you get assigned a set of (non-real-world) [IP] addresses, you can talk to other peoples machines directly, not worrying about [NAT] and worrying only vaguely about firewalls. The great advantage of this, apart from the potential for scientific experimentation, is that if I'm at your house and we are both on the !MetaNet, I can access my network as if I was local
to it.
If you don't grasp the concept of the !MetaNet at this point, having access to it probably won't help you. If nothing else, all it will do is open your network up to more people being part of it.
As such, there is a bit of trust required and as such !MetaNet access is not granted automatically. If you are interested in joining, we recommend you spend a wee while hanging out in [#wlug] on UnderNet.
