re: #258 FurryOldGuyJeans

There are key routers, called backbones, that if they are taken out seriously cripple the flow without stopping it entirely. The internet is not truly distributed.

But the DNS servers are an adjunct of the World Wide Web, which is an overlay onto the internet. Provide a direct IP address (XXXX.XXXX.XXXX.XXXX) and things continue on.

I know this, but everything I said is true, and the general public do not communicate by IP addresses alone.

My overall point is the Iranian government CAN limit access tot he internet for the general public, while at the same time, not loosing all of their government computing power and needs.

The internet is redundant, in an effort to keep it up, in a situation where everyone involved WANTS it up. At a certain point down pipe, if someone wants to cut it off, they can.