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@Hugo-ew2ko Just the government that is in control of your immediate routers would be able to shut you off from bitcoin. How long would it take to coordinate the world switching ports on every bitcoin node? Very long, and the government could have lots of time to block that port.
Um, don't think so - I don't even use the standard port for some of my bitcoind ... and they work fine.
The port is included in the protocol that tells about other nodes.
So, as soon as you switch your port, it works fine.