feature request? user-mode tinc

Guus Sliepen guus at sliepen.eu.org
Fri Nov 28 09:16:23 CET 2003


On Thu, Nov 27, 2003 at 10:19:25PM -0600, david nicol wrote:

> I would like to establish a tinc node on my virtual server
> and have the node relate to other programs on my server
> via UNIX sockets.
> 
> Does such a tool (or tool-kit) exist, to allow me to run a
> tinc-compatible VPN node completely in user mode?  I guess
> ideally, the tool would work something like inetd or xinetd
> for listening and would provide an API for mapping remotes
> connections to file-system sockets.

No, tinc is specifically made to handle network traffic through a
virtual network device like ethertap or the universal tun/tap device, it
does not work like a portforwarder.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
    Guus Sliepen <guus at sliepen.eu.org>
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