Installation was pretty straightforward, both on Debian Linux (Squeeze 6.0.5) and Windows 7. And if you have a NAT router (which you should!), you will probably need to port forward the proper port for NeoRouter (default is port 32976 I changed it to something else for a little added security). But you will need an always-on machine to run the free NR server software. ![]() They do do a little server stuff on their side by providing a domain name service that is useful for if you have a dynamic public IP address, so you don't have to remember or type in an IP address to connect. I run a Linux box at home for file backup purposes, and also for proxying web traffic on occasion (using the free Privoxy software), so this isn't really a huge deal for me. The one missing feature from the free version is that NeoRouter doesn't provide a server for linking up the computers in your VPN. I'll detail here some of the issues I had with the process:įirst off, NeoRouter requires more configuration than Hamachi, but I don't think it's really too bad. This time I was determined to get it working so I could leave Hamachi. I actually had done some preliminary testing of NeoRouter (NR) last year, but had forgotten all about it. NeoRouter allows 256 computers on a network. ![]() I decided to go with the free version of NeoRouter (another alternative is Wippien). While I can get just barely get by with only 5 computers on my Hamachi network, I decided it was time to part ways with Hamachi and try a different VPN solution. Today I found out that LogMeIn has recently reduced the number of computers allowed per network from 10 (or maybe more?) to only 5. ![]() I mainly use the free version to access my home network from places outside the home. I have been a LogMeIn Hamachi user for some time.
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