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

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"

TincVPN

Connect to Ninux Network with Tinc VPN