When the Collapse happened, the meshnet was supposed to keep everyone connected. Decentralized. Resilient. Every node shares, every node gains. That was the theory. In practice, people hogged, leeched, and lied about their relays. So I wrote a patch. A tiny fork of the routing protocol. I called it Selfishnet — version 0.1 beta.
Every so often, an old piece of software resurfaces in a GitHub gist or a forgotten forum thread. is one of those relics. selfishnet v0.1 beta
Technically, the software operates using a method known as ARP spoofing (or ARP poisoning). By sending specifically crafted Address Resolution Protocol messages, SelfishNet convinces other devices on the network that the host computer is the gateway (router). This forces all traffic to flow through the host machine before reaching the internet, allowing the software to monitor and throttle the data in real-time. When the Collapse happened, the meshnet was supposed
The core promise of SelfishNet v0.1 beta was simple: Every node shares, every node gains
: Tech-savvy users on the network can detect ARP spoofing, and modern routers or security software may block the tool's attempts to redirect traffic.
(or Npcap) to facilitate low-level network packet capture and injection. Framework: Necessitates .NET Framework 3.0 or higher. Privileges:
The user interface of the v0.1 Beta version is utilitarian. It features a simple table displaying the PC Name, IP, MAC, Download Cap, and Upload Cap. At the top of the window, buttons to "Discovery" (find devices) and "Start Redirecting-Spoofing" (apply limits) allow for quick execution. To stop the restrictions, one simply clicks the "Stop" button, which restores the original ARP tables on the network.