Connect to Ninux Network with Tinc VPN

1) Install tinc on your Linux (e.g. apt-get install tinc)

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-----

6) Get an IP address in the subnet 10.0.1.0/24 and add your self in the table on this wiki page: GestioneIndirizzi

7) 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

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

7) 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.

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Connect to Ninux Network with Tinc VPN