[gnarea]

When the Internet is available, that specific component in your quote (the Internet gateway), does _generally_ behave like a proxy.

The interesting thing is what happens when the Internet is unavailable. Check this out: https://awala.network/tech-overview#sneakernet

And this video in particular: https://awala.network/assets/diagrams/centralised-couriers.m...

- Gus (author of Awala)