Some questions about tinc
Ricardo Lopes
2000
will be the VPN Server and the others are Windows98 and are the clients. B
and C
doesnt need to comunicate.I have the following questions and i would
appreciate
some help:
1) I only have to install tinc in the Server, or i have to install it in
the clients too?
2) I read in the documentation that tinc is compatible with windows2000 and
windowsXp, but is it compatible with windows98 ??
3) Can i use any client VPN software to connect to a tinc Server ?
4) If installed as a service and configured the tinc Server is started
automaticly
when windows starts, is it posible to make the clients connect automatic to
the tinc
server when windows start without the need of any input from the user ??
5) A machine in a VPN has two ip addresses the original and the private or
do i have to
change the ip address of the computer so it doesnt conflict with the address
of another
computer in the other network? (this question may appear a newbie question
but i havent
found a answer to it)
6) Which method does tinc uses routing or bridging? does it support both?
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Guus Sliepen
> 1) I only have to install tinc in the Server, or i have to install it in
> the clients too?
On the clients too.
> 2) I read in the documentation that tinc is compatible with windows2000 and
> windowsXp, but is it compatible with windows98 ??
No.
> 3) Can i use any client VPN software to connect to a tinc Server ?
No.
> 4) If installed as a service and configured the tinc Server is started
> automaticly when windows starts, is it posible to make the clients
> connect automatic to the tinc server when windows start without the
> need of any input from the user ??
That is mentioned in the documentation.
> 5) A machine in a VPN has two ip addresses the original and the
> private or do i have to change the ip address of the computer so it
> doesnt conflict with the address of another computer in the other
> network? (this question may appear a newbie question but i havent
> found a answer to it)
You can assign addresses in any way you like, as long as you make sure
packets are routed correctly. Tinc doesn't mandate anything.
> 6) Which method does tinc uses routing or bridging? does it support both?
That is mentioned in the documentation.
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Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <gu...@sliepen.eu.org>
Jason
On Tue, 27 Jan 2004, Ricardo Lopes wrote:
> I have to install a VPN between three places (A, B, C), the A is a Windows
> 2000
> will be the VPN Server and the others are Windows98 and are the clients. B
> and C
> doesnt need to comunicate.I have the following questions and i would
> appreciate
> some help:
In my experience, tinc on unix/linux works wonderfully, but the network
performance through tinc on windows is poor. Last I heard, 2-3 months ago,
the problem was believed to be not with tinc itself, but with the TAP-Win32
and/or CIPE virtual ethernet drivers dropping packets. ... Or has this
problem been identified and corrected?
Jason