Connect to Ninux Network with Tinc VPN
1) Install tinc on your Linux (e.g. apt-get install tinc) MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AT LEAST TINC 1.0.11
2) mkdir /etc/tinc/ninux
3) Create /etc/tinc/ninux/tinc.conf
Name = yournickname ConnectTo = Norimberga Mode = switch
Please pick a unique yournickname. Norimberga is our hub server. Mode switch is required because tinc will operate with a tap interface, needed to run olsr on it.
4) Generate a Keypair tincd -n ninux -K
5) Create the hosts folder mkdir /etc/tinc/ninux/hosts/
6) Create the file /etc/tinc/ninux/hosts/Norimberga
This file has the address and the public key of the server
Address = svn.ninux.org -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- MIIBCgKCAQEA30bZWtIej9kj837Eb8C+nxvEXfy4Jly41tuJYfzpJiP/pTQGaPyF XDEdfwAq8qJpfLaRfKl0pQ9rbDo4zjSlNW8e/5BxTnobXHcvSD9sm8bNAME2qBkI plmeWt4RvDmEKDrJWyUIoyKyaTcCkXpfHslTJSBBj7TSjYX9SCfTkSS3GjNDWMjc C02i2+ZB3balcR+Ea046l/GVFp0htxrUFxew5RDXPmmaiQRF6cpm3fMNtdq9ixz+ uJNjmfHW/lHk4KMUj6KMLca9mS4TWsFxLYmP0jZi7lD2hA3dNCW4nua8HHYPwj+X Mh/vucAMckowzaf+51bGD+o8HVuM1hm4TwIDAQAB -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----
7) Get an IP address in the subnet 10.0.1.0/24 and add your self in the table on this wiki page: GestioneIndirizzi
8) Create che file /etc/tinc/ninux/tinc-up
ip link set dev ninux up ip a a dev ninux HEREYOURIPADDRESS/24 broadcast 10.0.1.255 #Adjust MTU ip link set mtu 1280 dev ninux iptables -A FORWARD -p tcp -m tcp --tcp-flags SYN,RST SYN -j TCPMSS --clamp-mss-to-pmtu
Where in place of HEREYOURIPADDRESS you must put the IP address choosen at point 6 of this guide
Make the file executable chmod +x /etc/tinc/ninux/tinc-up
9) Send an email to zioproto@gmail.com with your Nickname choosen at point 3 and your generated public key so we can authorize you in the VPN server.
10) Once you received notification that your public key is authorized you can try to connect
tincd -n ninux
If everything worked out you can ping 10.0.1.1. Now configure olsr to use the interface "ninux"
Connect to Ninux Network with Tinc VPN for Mac
You need to have XCode and MacPorts.
1) Install XCode from Apple site or it can also be obtained from original OSX installation DVD.
2) Install MacPorts (http://www.macports.org/)
3) After Macports is installed, close and reopen your terminal. Update the ports system and ports list.
sudo port selfupdate sudo port sync
This command will install tinc and all the necessary dependancies.
sudo port install tinc
Configuration files are located in /opt/local/etc/tinc
Tinc can now be configured and executed.
3) Tinc on OS X looks for configuration files in /usr/etc/tinc but we will place the configuration for Ninux VPN into /Library/tinc directory. Navigate to your home directory and create configuration folders for Ninux so type:
mkdir -p Library/tinc/ninux
4) You will need to create the following files and folders within:
Tinc.conf in which you have to put this lines:
Name = yournickname ConnectTo = Norimberga Mode = switch Device = /dev/tap0
Tinc-up in which you have to put this lines:
ip link set dev ninux up ip a a dev ninux HEREYOURIPADDRESS/24 broadcast 10.0.1.255
Where in place of HEREYOURIPADDRESS you must put the IP address choosen on http://wiki.ninux.org/GestioneIndirizzi
hosts/Norimberga in which you have to put this lines:
Address = svn.ninux.org -----BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY----- MIIBCgKCAQEA30bZWtIej9kj837Eb8C+nxvEXfy4Jly41tuJYfzpJiP/pTQGaPyF XDEdfwAq8qJpfLaRfKl0pQ9rbDo4zjSlNW8e/5BxTnobXHcvSD9sm8bNAME2qBkI plmeWt4RvDmEKDrJWyUIoyKyaTcCkXpfHslTJSBBj7TSjYX9SCfTkSS3GjNDWMjc C02i2+ZB3balcR+Ea046l/GVFp0htxrUFxew5RDXPmmaiQRF6cpm3fMNtdq9ixz+ uJNjmfHW/lHk4KMUj6KMLca9mS4TWsFxLYmP0jZi7lD2hA3dNCW4nua8HHYPwj+X Mh/vucAMckowzaf+51bGD+o8HVuM1hm4TwIDAQAB -----END RSA PUBLIC KEY-----
hosts/yournickname in which you have to put your public key (see below)
5) Make sure tinc-up and tinc-down are executable:
chmod +x tinc.conf
6) You will also need to generate pair of keys (private/public) for your client. Do it only after the above files are configured properly! You will be asked for locations of certain files. The default locations are fine.
sudo tincd -c ~/Library/tinc/ninux -K
put your public key into your /hosts/yournickname file.
7) Once you are done send an email to zioproto@gmail.com with your Nickname choosen at point 4 and your generated public key so we can authorize you in the VPN server.
10) Once you received notification that your public key is authorized you can try to connect
sudo tincd -c ~/Library/tinc/ninux --pidfile=/var/run/tincd.pid -D --debug=1
If everything worked out you can ping 10.0.1.1. Now configure olsr to use the interface "ninux"
To stop the client you can kill it be executing:
kill -9 'cat /var/run/tincd.pid'