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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The ISP that you use will not affect the operation of tinc. However, whether you have Static (same IP address all the time) or Dynamic IP (can change each time you log on to the Internet, or after a certain ‘lease’ period) will affect how you set tinc up.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Both Cable (Time-Warner) and DSL (AT&T) offer plans with each option, so you really must find out which option you have. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>My experience with Cable plans is that even though the IP address offered by the plan is Dynamic, it changes only rarely.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Assuming that you have a Dynamic IP plan for both the home and the office, you will need a way to let tinc ‘find’ the other end of the connection. It would be a pain to have to call someone at the office to look up the current IP address when you are at home, so, fortunately, there is another option you can use. It is called DDNS, or Dynamic Domain Name Services. Basically, you need to sign up for a Dynamic Domain Name for both the office and for home with a DDNS provider (I use dyndns.org, which has provided a free service for simple needs for many years – you may have to search to find out if they still offer this. There are other sites that offer similar services, like no-ip.com, but I cannot offer you any recommendations). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Many recent broadband routers offer DDNS support, which means that you configure the router with your DDNS hostname, and the router takes care of updating the IP address whenever it changes. If that will not work for you, it is possible to create a script on a workstation which will do this for you. You will have to set this up for both the home and the office locations.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For example, let’s say you are using a DDNS provider who offers its members the fictitious DNS name base “free.DDNS.us”. You would then set up 2 hostnames, one for the office (TomsOffice.free.ddns.us) and one for your home (TomsHome.free.ddns.us). From there you would simply use those hostnames in the ‘Address’ parameter of the tinc host files.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Without the actual config files, or any knowledge of your environment</span> (OS, version, etc.)<span style='color:#1F497D'>, I cannot make any other suggestions, except to say that the manual is both clear and concise – you need to read it carefully and follow all of the steps that apply to your situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hope this helps. Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Alan<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> tinc-bounces@tinc-vpn.org [mailto:tinc-bounces@tinc-vpn.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Casull<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 01, 2012 14:33<br><b>To:</b> tinc@tinc-vpn.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Newbe<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hello all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am new to this and I hope this is an easy question.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I would like to use tinc to set up a connection from my home to my office.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am running windows 7 on both PCs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The home PC have internet connection via time warner & the office PC via AT&T DSL.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My goal is to be able to share a folder on the home PC with the office PC to keep data in one place.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I know I can set up port forwarding for 665 but I can’t seem to get the config right for tinc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any help from you gurus out there would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Than you all<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tom<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>