Comments on: An open source alternative to Hamachi

By: Rain

Rain — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:04:14 +0000

I think Crazy Noob meant this: http://segmentnext.com/index.php/2009/08/20/hamachi-alternatives-virtual-private-network-adapters/

By: nivS

nivS — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:33:15 +0000

Cristu, if you are just looking for chatting/text writing among several persons IRC have existed for 20 years or so. You can setup your own server if you like to control who has access etc. A popular client is mIRC.

By: Cristu

Cristu — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:17:30 +0000

hey guys. I would love an hamachi alternative, as fast as hamachi, where you could create a + then 15 (+ then 50 if possible) people network, and they could group talk or separate talk.

any sugestion?

By: dlh

dlh — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:47:47 +0000

Hey – the link you were trying to post didn’t come through – if you come back can you paste it in? For whatever reason lots of folks show up here looking for info on alternatives to Hamachi. thanks,

By: Crazy Noob

Crazy Noob — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:04:08 +0000

These are mostly the ones that have been tested used for gaming, also includes few that are for other stuff like sharing etc but can also be used for gaming.

By: Crazy Noob

Crazy Noob — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 11:02:07 +0000

Comprehensive list of 8 VPN’s that can be used as hamachi alternative
Hamachi Alternative List.. That include brief review of every one as well so do check it out..

By: Alternativas a Hamachi : WIKI.LUCANUSCERVUS.ORG.UK

Alternativas a Hamachi : WIKI.LUCANUSCERVUS.ORG.UK — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:53:52 +0000

[...] Esta é unha lista de “Zero Config VPN clients” que constituen unha alternativa a Hamachi . A lista está extraida desta páxina [...]

By: dlh

dlh — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:50:11 +0000

Hi Isaac,

Thanks a lot for the informative reply! I edited it to add links to all the sites for those tools.

By: Isaac Sloan

Isaac Sloan — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:36:44 +0000

Comprehensive List of Zero Config VPN clients. Hamachi Alternatives Remobo - Fast, client for Windows, OSX and Linux. Leaf - Good client but only for Windows. Wippien - Slightly less developed but works with Windows and Linux. Social VPN - Open Source, Linux and Windows Gbridge - Looks easy enough to use. Only Windows.

By: NOdaddy.com

NOdaddy.com — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:55:51 +0000

SocialVPN.com is the way to go

By: Windows Home Server and the Hamachi Surprise* « Spackle

Windows Home Server and the Hamachi Surprise* « Spackle — Mon, 18 May 2009 16:18:45 +0000

[...] VPN. It is free, but also has some paid options which might be attractive. It is not Open Source which irks some [...]

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:55:14 +0000

I considered live.com, but isn’t there a security issue with live.com in the middle? I want something that is a true peer to peer, without the middle man. Any exist?

By: Per

Per — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:55:44 +0000

@Frank
If you just want to sync files between computers, check out https://sync.live.com/welcome.aspx

By: orenb

orenb — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:19:32 +0000

Repeating Frank’s request…

By: Andy Barlow

Andy Barlow — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:48:59 +0000

I am looking for a solution to this:

3 Client Computers with direct peer to peer connectivity. Will Tinc do this job?

Will all 3 machines (being in seperate places) need 3 fixed IP’s or a dyndns.org domain?

Definatly looking for opensource app too thats mutliplatform (Windows XP and Linux).

By: Frank

Frank — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:17:37 +0000

I am trying to figure out what is the most secure easy VPN solution to use? I hate the idea that a central server aids the connection between the computers. Does Remobo use a central server, or is it direct peer-to-peer. I am trying to connect 2 computers, my home computer which houses lots of files, and my office computer. I own the business so there are no limitations. I basically want to use one of these VPN solutions to sync folders of data.

Anyone know which of these solutions allows a direct peer-to-peer connection without the middle man? I know the VPN is supposedly secured and encrypted but I’ve read elsewhere that there is still a middle man, and security is lessened because of this.

Can someone chime in on what is the best solution for me? 2 computers, to share a folder, that’s it.

By: dlh

dlh — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:17:43 +0000

I’ve been using remobo, since I only need a mac and windows connection – it’s been good so far.

By: fellowweb

fellowweb — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:00:45 +0000

Great post!

In the end, I will probably look for an alternative to Hamachi since their approach to cross-platform availability of the service seems to have gone. I haven’t seen new versions for Mac OS X nor Linux for months/years.

What solution have you guys eventually decided for?

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:14:02 +0000

Here’s another one:

http://www.remobo.com

By: eus

eus — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:08:03 +0000

i preffer OpenVPN with Xtek Free VPN
Download and try it at http://free.conexiunesecurizata.ro/free.conexiunesecurizata.ro.exe

By: jrm

jrm — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 21:07:33 +0000

I know with Wippien you can actually create your own Link/Mediator which you can’t with others. If you do that it does need a public IP. but using the client you don’t need a public IP. Some of the above (OpenVPN, I think as well Tinc) a public IP is required. This is why I have chosen to use Wippien, becuase if I want more security, or the mediator site goes down to often, which it hasn’t, I can just create my own (by putting the provided program(s) on a server with a public IP). A downfall is that there isn’t a fully functional Linux version, still in its early testing. Also no version for Mac, and I am not sure if or when the developer will create one.

Thank you,

jrm

By: RF

RF — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:28:44 +0000

You are correct, socialVPN is open-source (GPL v2).

By: Raze

Raze — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:33:47 +0000

Can anybody like put some + and – things with all this alternatives. Would make things more easy. At least for one of the program.

By: Jon C

Jon C — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:45:30 +0000

You can check out
gbridge at
http://www.gbridge.com/
or social vpn http://socialvpn.wordpress.com/
Both are free. I think social vpn is open source.

By: Orca

Orca — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 22:32:18 +0000

A good time to re-visit this topic, I think. We still use Hamachi, but their recent change in licensing policy is forcing me to look around. The usual concern of not having my own mediation server is just amplified by having to pay hundreds of dollars a year.

By: DesertSmurf

DesertSmurf — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 11:51:21 +0000

Let me tell you something, you are the man for showing me this solution… I’ve passed up that website one or 2 times because it looked insignificant.
I really appreciate you taking the time to inform everybody because I REALLY needed an open source solution.
Thank you Dave.

By: dlh

dlh — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:31:32 +0000

Hi Nisarg,

You could try tinc, which I link to above. There’s also openvpn.net. Both of them are more complex to get running, but they’ll run on linux.

By: Nisarg

Nisarg — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:59:45 +0000

Hamachi really disappoints when I use it from my office. The speed really sucks. Not only it takes ages to connect to the remote peer, but it also fails to connect altogather.
Wippien looks interesting – but there seems no Linux version of it.
So what am I Leaf(t) with now?

By: Someone

Someone — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:45:57 +0000

Hey DuckDuck,
can you name then all?
ive looked at leaf, looks cool, and wippien also
anyways
can you list them all, i want hamachi alternatives, not like openvpn hard to configure
i want the ones you know that are like hamachi or better
like wippien, leaf..
so far,
Hamachi, Wippien, Leaf, anyother?
make me a list thanks

By: DuckDuck

DuckDuck — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 04:10:04 +0000

I am running a search between Hamachi/VNN/Nantix/Leaf/Wippien/etc and this KwukDuck person is astroturfing and spamming over the Internet and appears to be focusing on trashing Hamachi. Which probably means that Hamachi is better !! .. LOL, thanks for a fat tip, very helpful.