send all outbound traffic through intermediary

[Erich Eckner]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA256

On Wed, 7 Oct 2020, Hamish Moffatt wrote:

> On 7/10/20 2:45 pm, Erich Eckner wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> On Wed, 7 Oct 2020, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
>> 
>> > On 22/9/20 4:44 pm, Hamish Moffatt wrote:
>> >> Is it possible to a configure a tinc (1.0.35) node to only send outbound 
>> through specific nodes, rather than trying to establish direct connections?
>> >>
>> >> I have a node which can connect to all the others directly, but some 
>> routes have terrible packet loss, so I'd like to configure it not to try.
>> 
>> 
>> > Anyone?
>> 
>> It looks to me, like "IndirectData" is what you're looking for. Although, 
>> you have to configure it on every *other* node.
>> 
> That sounds like it would work - but do I need to add it to that host's file 
> on every other node? Or is it something that node advertises on the network?
>
> I've got one path in particular I want to block so I guess I could start by 
> adding it to one end, for the other end...

Yes, if it's only one path you want to block, I think, adding it to both 
ends should suffice.

Note, however, that I'm not a tinc dev, just a user (and manual reader 
;-P), so I cannot really comment on whether this option propagates via 
some advertisment.

>
>
> Hamish

regards,
Erich

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
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=4YUC
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----