X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=3f21f25d51fbb25957dd87ee200be5144f122e82;hp=a3d447cf917b35923b5a6dd69d4614787390e98a;hb=ee427cac0d04c60d09cc235c04664eab8b0c6527;hpb=79c48cfafd75dfc86a382f6454a9f009d3c099b6 diff --git a/README b/README index a3d447cf..3f21f25d 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -This is the README file for tinc version 1.0.3. Installation +This is the README file for tinc version 1.1-cvs. Installation instructions may be found in the INSTALL file. -tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2004 by: +tinc is Copyright (C) 1998-2010 by: -Ivo Timmermans , +Ivo Timmermans, Guus Sliepen , and others. @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ should be changed into "Device", and "Device" should be changed into Compatibility ------------- -Version 1.0.3 is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older +Version 1.1-cvs is compatible with 1.0pre8, 1.0 and later, but not with older versions of tinc. @@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ Since 1.0, the lzo library is also used for optional compression. You need this library whether or not you plan to enable compression. You can find it at http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/. +Since 1.1, the libevent library is used for the main event loop. You can find +it at http://monkey.org/~provos/libevent/. + In order to compile tinc, you will need a GNU C compiler environment. @@ -115,8 +118,7 @@ Support for routing IPv6 packets has been added. Just add Subnet lines with IPv6 addresses (without using :: abbreviations) and use ifconfig or ip (from the iproute package) to give the virtual network interface corresponding IPv6 addresses. tinc does not provide autoconfiguration for IPv6 hosts, if you need -it use radvd or zebra. Tunneling IPv6 packets only works on Linux, FreeBSD, -Windows and possibly OpenBSD. +it use radvd or zebra. It is also possible to make tunnels to other tinc daemons over IPv6 networks, if the operating system supports IPv6. tinc will automatically use both IPv6