Maintaining communication during internet disruption

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ocean59

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As per the Internet Kill Switch thread, this topic means to explore alternate methods of communication should a partial or total disruption of internet access occur in the future.

To keep things simple, I'm going start by listing the IP addresses of the various networked sites here. Should something ever happen to global DNS servers (via cyberwar, gov't suppression, censorship, etc.), simply typing 'cassiopaea.org' into a browser could result in an error message.

DNS (Domain Name Server) role is to translate a website name like (sott.net) into a numerical address (such as 66.90.73.49). Occasionally, there are hiccups in different parts of the world, and this process does not always work perfectly.

Should this ever become a major issue, it would be a good idea now to save the following list of modified web addresses, which bypass the DNS servers altogether. Please feel free to add any sites I have forgotten. Also, any other essential web portals might be good to include as well (I included Google and Youtube, for starters).

While this is a good starting point, by no means does that need to limit the direction of the conversation. There are tons of other ways to communicate (telephone, shortwave, BBS, etc.) in a partial or total post-internet environment. But it would surely be easier to plan while it is still up and running. ;)

IP website addresses:

EDIT: Apparently many of the IP links do not function. See messages below.

forums - http://50.7.225.115/forum/index.php
cassiopaea.org - http://50.7.225.115
cassiopaea.com - http://50.7.45.106 (does not function)
sott.net - http://66.90.73.49
eiriu-eolas.org - http://50.7.225.117
cassiopedia.org - http://76.73.103.19
thedotconnector.org - http://212.113.132.182 (does not function)
paleochristianity.org - http://50.7.25.116 (does not function)
joequinn.net - http://50.7.245.106 (does not function)
laura-knight-jadczyk.blogspot.com - http://74.15.127.132 (does not function)
cassiopaea-cult.com - http://50.7.245.106 (does not function)


google.com - http://74.125.24.148 & http://74.125.224.84
youtube.com - http://74.125.224.133 & http://74.125.224.71 (these all seem to go to Google)
 
Also forgot to add this part:

Usually, your ISP will assign you a DNS server that belongs to them. Should webpages fail to load, you can always try changing the DNS server setting on your computer to a publicly accessible one, as a backup. This process varies, based on what type of computer you are running. It is not a bad idea to Google "How to change DNS server on <Windows XP, 7, Macintosh>" to become familiar with how to do this.

Alternate public DNS servers (many others available online as well):

Google (U.S. based) : 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4
OpenDNS (U.S. based): 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220
 
I also thought about what the community could do if something happens with the internet to maintain communication,
so thanks Jason for bringing this topic up !

what could we do if the internet (or worse the electricity) wouldn't work anymore ?

ok, that would be the worst case scenario but there are other possible things that could happen like ristriction of the internet
as you have mentioned in your post.

difficult task depending on wich scenario could happen !

PS: thanks for the list !
 
Thank you Jason :D

Pashalis said:
I also thought about what the community could do if something happens with the internet to maintain communication,
so thanks Jason for bringing this topic up !

what could we do if the internet (or worse the electricity) wouldn't work anymore ?

ok, that would be the worst case scenario but there are other possible things that could happen like ristriction of the internet
as you have mentioned in your post.

difficult task depending on wich scenario could happen !

PS: thanks for the list !
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I had the same thought. That is a really good question to ponder. Snail mail?
 
Maybe I'm just behind on the times in the tech world, but there's not always a 1-to-1 relationship between a domain name and ip address. I've set up Apache web servers that host a number of differing domain names all on the same ip. Usually there is some default if the user does type in the ip, but it might not be the domain the user was seeking.

That said, it looks like the various domains here are all on separate ip addresses save for joequinn.net and cassiopaea-cult.com. So not all of these are going to work as you'd expect. In fact, if you try typing the ip address for cassiopaea-cult.com you just get a page that says, "Moving to a new home - Will be back soon!"

Fwiw.
 
Interesting Topic to read here Jason (ocean59), & I thank you for posting it.

I have copied & saved the Info from your earlier posts in this topic.

I hope the info is not needed.

Pashalis said:
what could we do if the internet (or worse the electricity) wouldn't work anymore ?
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Pashilis, you also bring up a more interesting possibility. (In my thoughts, at least.) One that I have been thinking about for many years. (Pre: Year 2000; When many were worried about the same type of ideas.)

Electricity supply..... I am not too concerned about it, but many are.

Without it, internet is nothing, compared to what most have conveniently considered something that is "expected" to be available.

There are many who survive without internet access, & many more than that, who survive without electricity at all.

Exactly what you proposed ,"what could we do if the internet (or worse the electricity) wouldn't work anymore ?", is definitely worth consideration.

Didn't mean to "hijack", if it appears that I did. Just thought it to be something worth mentioning. It is something that could be worth your time to think about.
:-)

Respectfully,
JB/MnSportsman
 
RyanX said:
In fact, if you try typing the ip address for cassiopaea-cult.com you just get a page that says, "Moving to a new home - Will be back soon!"
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Yikes, you're right! I had only tested the IP link for cassiopaea.org, the forums, and Google. I just assumed the other ones would work just as well. Thanks for pointing that out about the domain/IP relationship, I wasn't aware.

The original post has now been edited, and here is a revised list:

forums - http://50.7.225.115/forum/index.php
cassiopaea.org - http://50.7.225.115
sott.net - http://66.90.73.49
eiriu-eolas.org - http://50.7.225.117
cassiopedia.org - http://76.73.103.19

google.com - http://74.125.224.84 http://74.125.224.133 http://74.125.224.71
 
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