My computer network is private, so I won't do port forwarding. I heard Hamachi can be used to make an SMP server without it, but is it safe? I mean, is it going to let anyone into my computer network?
I'd really like to make a server, and I'm waiting to buy a second gigabyte of ram for my Acer Aspire One Netbook. Can anyone help me out if they use Hamachi for their server? Thanks
~TheBlueRocky
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Port Forwarding is safe for private networks. In fact it is much more safer than VPN services like Hamachi in my opinion and much more convenient. For 3 reasons:
1. VPN services like Hamachi require additional computer resources which can impact computer performance and server running. However, this is slight, but for servers you want the most amount of power you want.
2. Unlike VPN, port forwarding is telling each incoming client to go through a specific route of your IP address. Because it is redirecting through one area it cna be much more secure than VPN services. Plus VPN IP address, especially Hamachi, are very predictable on their IP address and if you find out their IP address it is very easy to find the password (trust me).
3. Plus not everyone has/wants Hamachi and just typing the IP/Port into the Minecraft client is probably better than typing it into the client AND into Hamachi.
On a side note, for your private network port forwarding would be the best option over VPN services.
Port Forwarding is safe for private networks. In fact it is much more safer than VPN services like Hamachi in my opinion and much more convenient. For 3 reasons:
1. VPN services like Hamachi require additional computer resources which can impact computer performance and server running. However, this is slight, but for servers you want the most amount of power you want.
2. Unlike VPN, port forwarding is telling each incoming client to go through a specific route of your IP address. Because it is redirecting through one area it cna be much more secure than VPN services. Plus VPN IP address, especially Hamachi, are very predictable on their IP address and if you find out their IP address it is very easy to find the password (trust me).
3. Plus not everyone has/wants Hamachi and just typing the IP/Port into the Minecraft client is probably better than typing it into the client AND into Hamachi.
On a side note, for your private network port forwarding would be the best option over VPN services.
I'm not worried about port-forwarding for Minecraft, It'll let people into my network at the same time. :sad.gif:
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People can't access your files since it's not your actual IP. The IP that you are given in Hamachi is it's own version. You don't have to worry about others getting onto your computer. If your still worried...encrypt your files with a password or create a backup on a hard drive.
People can't access your files since it's not your actual IP. The IP that you are given in Hamachi is it's own version. You don't have to worry about others getting onto your computer. If your still worried...encrypt your files with a password or create a backup on a hard drive.
The VPN hooks into your router. Track the IP of the VPN you can track the external IP which you can track to the internal IP.
Who's going to know how to do that out of some friends? Getting your IP doesn't really matter. Just encrypt your files and add a tough password for your Hamachi.
Hamachi is a little safer than port forwarding, but it isn't perfectly safe. I know people who have had their computers broken into over the internet - and all of them got exploited by people they knew. You need to give someone a password to connect to your network over Hamachi, but if that person is the kind of person who breaks into their friends' computers, you're out of luck. If anything, it makes it easier, because they have full access to your network. Port forwarding opens only one port, and that port just goes to Minecraft.
The risk with Minecraft is that there could be some security flaw in the Minecraft server that allows an attacker to get in and run around on your machine. If this bugs you, you could download VirtualBox (free) and use it to create a virtual computer that runs under Windows. Then, you can install MineOS (or just plane Linux) on that, and if an attacker manages to break into it, all they have access to is that virtual machine that has nothing on it aside from your Minecraft server. They would have access to do things like scanning your network, and if you have any shares that aren't password protected, or your copy of Windows has unpatched security flaws, they can get in that way.
Now, if your laptop has nothing on it that you care about, you can skip the VirtualBox/MineOS thing completely. You still need to make sure your shares (if you have any) are password-protected, and that your copy of Windows is up to date on patches.
Anyways if anyone plans to actually hack your computer they must really need something badly and are willing to spend a lot of money for it. It all depends on the poeple you know and the ones you trust. It's not that common but there is a very slim chance that they actually would control your computer.
I'd really like to make a server, and I'm waiting to buy a second gigabyte of ram for my Acer Aspire One Netbook. Can anyone help me out if they use Hamachi for their server? Thanks
~TheBlueRocky
1. VPN services like Hamachi require additional computer resources which can impact computer performance and server running. However, this is slight, but for servers you want the most amount of power you want.
2. Unlike VPN, port forwarding is telling each incoming client to go through a specific route of your IP address. Because it is redirecting through one area it cna be much more secure than VPN services. Plus VPN IP address, especially Hamachi, are very predictable on their IP address and if you find out their IP address it is very easy to find the password (trust me).
3. Plus not everyone has/wants Hamachi and just typing the IP/Port into the Minecraft client is probably better than typing it into the client AND into Hamachi.
On a side note, for your private network port forwarding would be the best option over VPN services.
My network, not internet. My files.
lol, thanks. :smile.gif:
I'm not worried about port-forwarding for Minecraft, It'll let people into my network at the same time. :sad.gif:
The VPN hooks into your router. Track the IP of the VPN you can track the external IP which you can track to the internal IP.
The risk with Minecraft is that there could be some security flaw in the Minecraft server that allows an attacker to get in and run around on your machine. If this bugs you, you could download VirtualBox (free) and use it to create a virtual computer that runs under Windows. Then, you can install MineOS (or just plane Linux) on that, and if an attacker manages to break into it, all they have access to is that virtual machine that has nothing on it aside from your Minecraft server. They would have access to do things like scanning your network, and if you have any shares that aren't password protected, or your copy of Windows has unpatched security flaws, they can get in that way.
Now, if your laptop has nothing on it that you care about, you can skip the VirtualBox/MineOS thing completely. You still need to make sure your shares (if you have any) are password-protected, and that your copy of Windows is up to date on patches.