[31.x] net: don't discourage private broadcast peers #36358

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andrewtoth commented at 3:37 PM on September 27, 2026: contributor

Discouraging a private broadcast connection may be observable. Prevent this by keeping private broadcast connections outside normal discouragement handling. Misbehaving private broadcast peers are still disconnected.

Rebase of #36312 onto 31.x branch, since it could not be applied cleanly.

net: don't discourage private broadcast peers

Keep private broadcast connections outside normal discouragement handling.
Misbehaving private broadcast peers are still disconnected.

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