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Some feedback. I think I stumbled upon Zerotier a while back and didn't really get what it is. IIRC it felt like something that is only useful for big companies
by chanux 6y ago
Some feedback. I think I stumbled upon Zerotier a while back and didn't really get what it is. IIRC it felt like something that is only useful for big companies, exactly what I felt today.
I think the website could do a better job showcasing how it's used.
Hope my feedback is helpful and wish all the best!
- api 6y agoOur web site kind of sucks. We're going to be working with a design/marketing firm to re-do it soon. It's kind of hard to explain ZeroTier sometimes. Its so simple (to the user) people have a hard time getting it. "You just make a network and connect stuff." Huh? People have been conditioned to think networking is hard because 90% of networking software is crap.
- ramzis 6y agoThanks for ZeroTier! Managed to convert a few friends from using Hamachi for LAN games, which was always a pain to setup previously. It simply just works for my needs.
- chanux 6y agoooh! so it could replace Hamachi. I think this is one use case (without using the product name) that can be listed in a uses-cases page. Hope other Zerotier users would chime in with more use cases.
- api 6y agoZeroTier emulates a L2 Ethernet switch over any network, so anything you can do with Ethernet basically. You make networks, add stuff to them, and any protocol you want just works: games, ssh, sftp, http, drive mounts (though they can be slow over the Internet), video chat, VoIP, even stuff like BGP or old protocols like IPX work.
- derekja 6y agoUI issues for sure, but the product is great. I have computers in 3 different organizations and the ability to tie them into a coherent virtual site so they can all talk to each other is amazing. I no longer have to worry about having forgotten some file on my home network that I needed at the university, for instance. Looking forward to V2!