you know what I want to be able to do with ZeroTier (or really any system like it that operates at layer 2)?
have a system on network A act as a host such that a system on network B (which might be mobile and move to network C or D at any time) can have a layer 2 interface connected to network A.
#ZeroTier currently gives the machines on network A and network B (or C or D) interfaces on virtual network Z by which they can talk to each other regardless of location. very useful, but not the same thing.
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