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Check out ZeroTier [1]. You can place all your devices on a virtual LAN. Not affiliated. [1] https://zerotier.com/ https://zerotier.com/

jbverschoor 9y ago
Indeed. zerotier is really great. I cannot understand why it doesn't get mentioned more often
Fnoord 9y ago
How exactly does ZeroTier differ from Hamachi [1]? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogMeIn_Hamachi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogMeIn_Hamachi
- i_have_to_speak 9y ago
  Not much, really. If you're considering alternatives, check out SoftEther VPN [1] also. https://www.softether.org/ https://www.softether.org/
- BozeWolf 9y ago
  Instead of being a VPN it is a virtual network device. It creates a private virtual ipv6 network. It acts like being on a local network, so all devices inside that network are visible. Software defined networking and all that. Quite impressive.
  - icebraining 9y ago
    That's what Hamachi does. They're still called VPNs.
    - BozeWolf 9y ago
      You have no idea unless you try it. It is different. for example this network device is meant to make a network between all your iot devices, or over a cross provider cloud infrastructure. It does not route all tradfic through a vpn server. Nodes connect directly to each other. you do have a fallback openvpn mode for iphone devices though. You cannot really imagine if you havent tried it (and that is a problem for zerotier anyways)
      - icebraining 9y ago
        Have you tried Hamachi? That's exactly how it works. It's not a VPN that routes all your traffic, it's a virtual LAN. You get a private IP, and can communicate with other devices on the same network over their private IPs. And yes, nodes connect directly to each other.
- api 9y ago
  Open source, true L2 emulation, more platforms, faster, less bloated, rules engine, ...
- 4684499 9y ago
  Open source maybe?
- selvakn 9y ago
  Plug: If adhoc peer to peer port forwarding is what required, try https://github.com/selvakn/p2p-port-forward https://github.com/selvakn/p2p-port-forward (which uses zerotier-sdk)

jbverschoor 9y ago

Indeed. zerotier is really great. I cannot understand why it doesn't get mentioned more often

Fnoord 9y ago

How exactly does ZeroTier differ from Hamachi [1]? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogMeIn_Hamachi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogMeIn_Hamachi

i_have_to_speak 9y ago
Not much, really. If you're considering alternatives, check out SoftEther VPN [1] also. https://www.softether.org/ https://www.softether.org/
BozeWolf 9y ago
Instead of being a VPN it is a virtual network device. It creates a private virtual ipv6 network. It acts like being on a local network, so all devices inside that network are visible. Software defined networking and all that. Quite impressive.
- icebraining 9y ago
  That's what Hamachi does. They're still called VPNs.
  - BozeWolf 9y ago
    You have no idea unless you try it. It is different. for example this network device is meant to make a network between all your iot devices, or over a cross provider cloud infrastructure. It does not route all tradfic through a vpn server. Nodes connect directly to each other. you do have a fallback openvpn mode for iphone devices though. You cannot really imagine if you havent tried it (and that is a problem for zerotier anyways)
    - icebraining 9y ago
      Have you tried Hamachi? That's exactly how it works. It's not a VPN that routes all your traffic, it's a virtual LAN. You get a private IP, and can communicate with other devices on the same network over their private IPs. And yes, nodes connect directly to each other.
api 9y ago
Open source, true L2 emulation, more platforms, faster, less bloated, rules engine, ...
4684499 9y ago
Open source maybe?
selvakn 9y ago
Plug: If adhoc peer to peer port forwarding is what required, try https://github.com/selvakn/p2p-port-forward https://github.com/selvakn/p2p-port-forward (which uses zerotier-sdk)