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-@c $Id: tinc.texi,v 1.8.4.40 2003/07/30 09:22:29 guus Exp $
+@c $Id: tinc.texi,v 1.8.4.42 2003/08/02 22:01:50 guus Exp $
@c %**start of header
@setfilename tinc.info
@settitle tinc Manual
<ivo@@o2w.nl>, Guus Sliepen <guus@@sliepen.eu.org> and
Wessel Dankers <wsl@@nl.linux.org>.
-$Id: tinc.texi,v 1.8.4.40 2003/07/30 09:22:29 guus Exp $
+$Id: tinc.texi,v 1.8.4.42 2003/08/02 22:01:50 guus Exp $
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
<ivo@@o2w.nl>, Guus Sliepen <guus@@sliepen.eu.org> and
Wessel Dankers <wsl@@nl.linux.org>.
-$Id: tinc.texi,v 1.8.4.40 2003/07/30 09:22:29 guus Exp $
+$Id: tinc.texi,v 1.8.4.42 2003/08/02 22:01:50 guus Exp $
Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of this
manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice are
@cindex MinGW
@cindex Windows
-tinc on Windows, compiled using MinGW, relies on the CIPE driver for its data
+tinc on Windows (native), compiled using MinGW, relies on the CIPE driver for its data
acquisition from the kernel. This driver is not part of Windows but can be
downloaded from @uref{http://cipe-win32.sourceforge.net/}.
When tinc is compiled using MinGW it runs natively under Windows,
it is not necessary to keep MinGW installed.
-However, when compiled using MinGW, tinc will not be able to start
-scripts or be able to receive signals.
+
+When running natively, tinc is not able to start scripts,
+nor is tinc able to receive signals.
+When detaching, tinc will install itself as a service,
+which will be restarted automatically after reboots.
@c ==================================================================
What is the network mask of the entire VPN?
Do you need special firewall rules?
Do you have to set up masquerading or forwarding rules?
+Do you want to run tinc in router mode or switch mode?
These questions can only be answered by yourself,
you will not find the answers in this documentation.
Make sure you have an adequate understanding of networks in general.
@item -k, --kill[=SIGNAL]
Attempt to kill a running tincd (optionally with the specified SIGNAL instead of SIGTERM) and exit.
Use it in conjunction with the -n option to make sure you kill the right tinc daemon.
+Under native Windows the optional argument is ignored,
+the service will always be stopped and removed.
@item -n, --net=NETNAME
Connect to net NETNAME. @xref{Multiple networks}.
decrypted correctly, and that can only be done with knowledge of the private
key.
-Fourth: the first thing that is send via the symmetric cipher encrypted
+Fourth: the first thing that is sent via the symmetric cipher encrypted
connection is a totally random string, so that there is no known plaintext (for
an attacker) in the beginning of the encrypted stream.