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    Question LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    Hey Everyone,
    I'm thinking of setting up a minecraft server on my Ubuntu machine and I usually use hamachi (on my win7 laptop) to allow friends to connect to a server but there are a couple of concerns with linux hamachi:
    1. It is only in beta for Linux (no gui, just command line)
    2. It allows 4 people max on the free version

    Does anyone know of any free software which is a reliable alternative to hamachi? What are your experiences with these programs?

    Cheers,
    Stu

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    perhaps openvpn. only i am not sure if it is so easy to configure as Hamachi
    Read the easy to understand, lots of pics Ubuntu manual.
    Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux?
    Full disk backup (newer kernel -> suitable for newer PC): Clonezilla
    User friendly full disk backup: Rescuezilla

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    Quote Originally Posted by mastablasta View Post
    perhaps openvpn. only i am not sure if it is so easy to configure as Hamachi
    Brilliant, cheers, I'll check it out and give it a go when I get home from work

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    Quote Originally Posted by StuFranks View Post
    1. It is only in beta for Linux (no gui, just command line)
    2. It allows 4 people max on the free version
    1. Yes, its still in beta (but here's a gui)
    2. $29 dollar for a year isn't that much, especially if you split it with your friends...

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    Lightbulb Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    I personally use OpenVPN, but I wouldn't exactly call it a Hamachi alternative. Hamachi is P2P, while OpenVPN is a client-server setup, and all traffic goes through a central VPN server.

    I have not experimented with this program much, but you might want to have a look at Tinc. It's P2P like Hamachi. http://tinc-vpn.org/

    Kirk

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    Quote Originally Posted by Kirk Schnable View Post
    I personally use OpenVPN, but I wouldn't exactly call it a Hamachi alternative. Hamachi is P2P, while OpenVPN is a client-server setup, and all traffic goes through a central VPN server.

    I have not experimented with this program much, but you might want to have a look at Tinc. It's P2P like Hamachi. http://tinc-vpn.org/

    Kirk
    How well does OpenVPN work?
    And does someone know if free hamachi is good or not?

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    why do you need hamachi for a MC server?

    just forward your ports http://portforward.com/

    and give them your IP http://whatismyip.com

    or get a no-ip http://support.no-ip.com/customer/po...ient-on-ubuntu

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    Quote Originally Posted by Sarys View Post
    And does someone know if free hamachi is good or not?
    well it does work well in windows.

    Quote Originally Posted by SlugSlug View Post
    why do you need hamachi for a MC server?
    because in some games a server can only be created to play in LAN.
    Read the easy to understand, lots of pics Ubuntu manual.
    Do i need antivirus/firewall in linux?
    Full disk backup (newer kernel -> suitable for newer PC): Clonezilla
    User friendly full disk backup: Rescuezilla

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    Re: LogMeIn Hamachi Alternatives

    Install Hamachi from http://secure.logmein.com/us/labs

    Then install Haguichi (a very nice GUI for Hamachi) here: http://www.haguichi.net/download/

    Then just run Haguichi - if you can work Hamachi in Windows you can work Haguichi.

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