Hamachi - Create your own virtual LAN VPN

Hamachi is a small program used to create one VPN connection between two or more devices that have the software running. This creates a virtual local area network (LAN) between the connected PCs, which can therefore interact with each other as if they were on the same local area network.

It can be used for functions that are otherwise reserved for devices on the same network, such as access to shared files, use of a network printer, etc. It can also be used as your own private (and free) VPN connection that will effectively secure your internet connection against hackers and debugging if, for example, you uses open WiFi or other forms of insecure network.

Hamachi also popular for gaming, where VPN the connection allows users to connect over LAN, even though they are not physically on the same local area network. It is i.a. has become particularly popular with Minecraft players, where it is used to connect to LAN servers over the Internet, but can also be used for many other games.

At “normal” VPN services, it is the provider that provides dedicated servers that the subscribers can connect to the Internet through.  Hamachi works differently, because it is an application that can work as both VPN server and client, which is why the users themselves create VPN the servers as well as allow others to connect to them. The connection is secured with a password so that unauthorized persons cannot access the virtual local network.

The software is extremely simple to use, and is intended as a "zero configuration" solution that no technical skill requires of users. It largely lives up to that, because you really only need to follow quite a few and logical instructions when you start the program, to either start or connect to a server. VPN the connection is encrypted with an 256 bit AES encryption algorithm, so it is practically impossible to break.

The program is available for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux (beta), and is free to download and use, so you can only maximize the connection of five devices at the same time. If you need a larger number of connections, there are various premium subscriptions where you can pay for it.

Although Hamachi uses VPNThen it is not always a good substitute for a real one VPN service, as the server's IP address is public. Internet connections made through Hamachi VPN'et, can thus be easily traced - at least to the person who has run the server.

However, Hamachi can be a nice and completely secure solution if you are connected to the network via an open WiFi or another insecure internet connection in e.g. the airport, on the train, at a café or similar. If you make sure you have a Hamachi server running on a PC at home and connect to it, you can effectively secure your internet connection against hackers and surveillance that way. One should not expect to be able to stream Netflix in 4K on the connection, but it can easily be used to check emails, Facebook etc.

In addition to the virtual LAN functionality, there are also some practical tools such as text chat and file transfer.

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