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	* Exploring and experimenting with 44Net		* Exploring and experimenting with 44Net

	~~== Relationship to other participation methods ==~~

	~~{\| class="wikitable"~~
	~~! Method !! Best For~~
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	~~\| '''44Net Connect''' \|\| Individuals and small systems~~
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	~~\| Routed Subnets \|\| Established networks and organizations~~
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	~~\| RF / Mesh Networks \|\| Local and regional wireless communities~~
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	== Future development ==		== Future development ==
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	* Additional endpoint regions		* Additional endpoint regions
	* Volunteer-hosted nodes		* Volunteer-hosted nodes
	* Improved onboarding and automation
	* Deeper integration with Portal services		* Deeper integration with Portal services

	== ~~Ready to try it?~~ ==		== Getting started ==

	You can set up 44Net on your device in just a few minutes:		You can set up 44Net on your device in just a few minutes:

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	== What Connect is not ==		== What Connect is not ==

	44Net Connect is ~~'''~~not~~'''~~:		44Net Connect is not:

	* A commercial VPN service		* A commercial VPN service
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	* [[Portal]]		* [[Portal]]
	* [[Address Allocations]]
	* [[Routing 44Net]]
	* [[Mesh Networking]]
	* [[Getting Started with 44Net]]
	[[Category:Participation Methods]]		[[Category:Participation Methods]]
	[[Category:44Net Connect]]		[[Category:44Net Connect]]

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	Your laptop, Raspberry Pi, router, cloud instance, or small lab can appear on 44Net even from behind residential NAT, CGNAT, mobile networks, or satellite links.		Your laptop, Raspberry Pi, router, cloud instance, or small lab can appear on 44Net even from behind residential NAT, CGNAT, mobile networks, or satellite links.

	Connect uses WireGuard as transport, but it is not a privacy VPN. You are not logging in to a service; you are provisioning 44Net onto your system for public-Internet participation. The purpose of the tunnel is to carry your traffic to a point of presence. Your system can participate as a public network host.		Connect uses WireGuard as a transport, but it is not a privacy VPN. You are not logging in to a service; you are provisioning 44Net onto your system for public-Internet participation. The purpose of the tunnel is to carry your traffic to a point of presence. Your system can participate as a public network host.

	{{SectionFigure\|file=44Net_Connect_overview.png\|caption=44Net Connect makes the 44Net addresses on your devices appear on the public Internet.}}		{{SectionFigure\|file=44Net_Connect_overview.png\|caption=44Net Connect makes the 44Net addresses on your devices appear on the public Internet.}}

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	Connect uses WireGuard as transport, but it is not a privacy VPN. You are not logging in to a service; you are provisioning 44Net onto your system for public-Internet participation. The purpose of the tunnel is to carry your traffic to a point of presence. Your system can participate as a public network host.		Connect uses WireGuard as transport, but it is not a privacy VPN. You are not logging in to a service; you are provisioning 44Net onto your system for public-Internet participation. The purpose of the tunnel is to carry your traffic to a point of presence. Your system can participate as a public network host.

			{{SectionFigure\|file=44Net_Connect_overview.png\|caption=44Net Connect makes the 44Net addresses on your devices appear on the public Internet.}}

	{{Section\|		{{Section\|
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	~~{{SectionFigure\|file=44Net_Connect_overview.png\|width=100%\|caption=44Net Connect makes the 44Net addresses on your devices appear on the public Internet.}}~~


	== What 44Net Connect provides ==		== What 44Net Connect provides ==

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	}}		}}
	}}		}}

			{{SectionFigure\|file=44Net_Connect_overview.png\|width=100%\|caption=44Net Connect makes the 44Net addresses on your devices appear on the public Internet.}}

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	~~If you prefer to follow a guided setup instead of reading the overview first, see [[44Net Connect/Quick Start\|44Net Connect Quick Start]].~~

	== What 44Net Connect provides ==		== What 44Net Connect provides ==

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	[[File:44net-connect-overview.svg\|center\|800px\|alt=Diagram showing a device connecting via WireGuard to a 44Net Connect endpoint and participating as a native 44Net host\|'''How 44Net Connect works:''' your device establishes a WireGuard tunnel to a Connect endpoint node, which routes traffic to and from your assigned 44Net address.]]

	If you prefer to follow a guided setup instead of reading the overview first, see [[44Net Connect/Quick Start\|44Net Connect Quick Start]].		If you prefer to follow a guided setup instead of reading the overview first, see [[44Net Connect/Quick Start\|44Net Connect Quick Start]].

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	* [[Mesh Networking]]		* [[Mesh Networking]]
	* [[Getting Started with 44Net]]		* [[Getting Started with 44Net]]
			[[Category:Participation Methods]]
			[[Category:44Net Connect]]

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	Your laptop, Raspberry Pi, router, cloud instance, or small lab can appear on 44Net even from behind residential NAT, CGNAT, mobile networks, or satellite links.		Your laptop, Raspberry Pi, router, cloud instance, or small lab can appear on 44Net even from behind residential NAT, CGNAT, mobile networks, or satellite links.

	Connect uses WireGuard as transport, but it is not a privacy VPN. You are not logging in to a service; you are ~~connecting~~ your system ~~to the~~ public Internet. The purpose of the tunnel is to carry your traffic to a point of presence ~~so your~~ system can participate as a public network host.		Connect uses WireGuard as transport, but it is not a privacy VPN. You are not logging in to a service; you are provisioning 44Net onto your system for public-Internet participation. The purpose of the tunnel is to carry your traffic to a point of presence. Your system can participate as a public network host.

	{{Section\|		{{Section\|
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	== Ready to try it? ==		== Ready to try it? ==

	You can set up ~~a working~~ 44Net ~~connection~~ in just a few minutes:		You can set up 44Net on your device in just a few minutes:

	* [[44Net Connect/Quick Start\|Start the Quick Start Guide]]		* [[44Net Connect/Quick Start\|Start the Quick Start Guide]]

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	{{DISPLAYTITLE\|Start Using 44Net Connect}}		{{DISPLAYTITLE:Start Using 44Net Connect}}
	44Net Connect is the quickest way to start participating in 44Net.		44Net Connect is the quickest way to start participating in 44Net.