How to Make a Network With Hamachi

1. Download and install Hamachi.
2. Install Hamachi on all the computers you plan to network.
3. Set up your network. Click on the button with the triangle at the bottom of the program. A dialog box opens that asks you to name your network. Create a password for your network as well. Click on "Create."
4. Add other computers to your network. Once again, click on the button with the triangle at the bottom of the program. Enter the network name and password in the dialog box that opens. Click "Join" and your computer becomes part of the network. Repeat this with each computer you plan to add to your network.
5. Watch for green lights on the Hamachi control panel. This indicates who has a good connection and who's available online. Yellow lights indicate a weak connection, and red lights indicate that computer is offline.
6. Take your computer out of someone else's network by right clicking the Hamachi menu. Click "Leave Network."

About Hamachi

Having only an internal LAN IP has been a long known problem as not everyone can forward their needed ports on the network router. Because your computer doesn't have a unique Internet IP, you can't enjoy for instance, gaming with a friend in the same situation. Hamachi enables you and your friends to setup a virtual network where you can enjoy direct connectivity with no port limits. When the network setup is complete, every network client will be assigned an internal IP, accessible from any PC in that network.

InstallationDownload:# wget http://files.hamachi.cc/linux/hamachi-0.9.9.9-20-lnx.tar.gzUncompress:# tar xfz hamachi-0.9.9.9-20-lnx.tar.gzInstall:# cd hamachi-0.9.9.9-20-lnx# make installLogging InRun the tuncfg daemon:# tuncfgInitializing Hamachi which will generate the RSA keypair and create a config file:# hamachi-initInitializing Hamachi configuration (/root/.hamachi). Please wait ..generating 2048-bit RSA keypair .. okmaking /root/.hamachi directory .. oksaving /root/.hamachi/client.pub .. oksaving /root/.hamachi/client.pri .. oksaving /root/.hamachi/state .. okStart Hamachi:# hamachi startStarting Hamachi hamachi-lnx-0.9.9.9-20 .. okSet your nickname:# hamachi set-nick your.nick.hereSetting nickname .. okLogin to Hamachi network:# hamachi loginLogging in ....>....... okYou are now logged into the Hamachi network. As you can see, a new virtual interface, ham0, has been created and was assigned a unique virtual IP. Now, it's time to either create or join a network.Create a network:# hamachi create your.network.name your.network.passwdCreating your.network.name .. okMake your network visible to others:# hamachi go-online your.network.nameGoing online in your.network.name .. okTo join an already created network:# hamachi join some.network.name network.passwdJoining some.network.name .. okMake yourself visible on the network:# hamachi go-online some.network.nameGoing online in some.network.name .. okIn order to see who is online on a network, either type:# hamachi listor use gHamachi, a front-end to console hamachi. It's written GTK and it's available for both versions 1.2 or 2:GTK 1.2 (58k) gHamachi_gtk1.2.tar.gz GTK 2 (53k) gHamachi_gtk2.tar.gzTo run, simply unzip and execute the binary file. You will need to have hamachi set up and started.