Misunderstanding of Subnet directive in hosts files

[Guus Sliepen]

On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 05:30:30PM +0400, SVM wrote:

> Could someone, please, explain to me the meaning of Subnet directive
> in configuration file of host, because I really don't understand
> this.
[...]
> In which case should I use Subnet?
> 
> I have simple tinc.conf:
> 
> Name = aaa
> Interface = tap0
> Mode = switch
> ConnectTo = zzz

Since you are using switch mode, you don't need to specify Subnets at all. You
do need them in router mode. Basically, the Subnet statements tell tinc which
IP addresses belong to which nodes in the VPN. Also see the documentation of the
Mode variable.

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