It's a crappy Piece of software that allows people to create what appears to be a LAN but actually consists of multiple computers over the internet.
I say it's "Crappy" because it does a very poor job of it. Additionally, most people that think they need it only need it because they don't know how to forward their ports, so they really only benefit because of the virtual network Adapter it creates.
I say it's "Crappy" because it does a very poor job of it. Additionally, most people that think they need it only need it because they don't know how to forward their ports, so they really only benefit because of the virtual network Adapter it creates.
I'm sure it does a poor job. But I would find something like this convenient, I have tried to port forward and have gave up (last year)
Not to mention I can just open a Minecraft world to LAN right?
I'm sure it does a poor job. But I would find something like this convenient, I have tried to port forward and have gave up (last year)
Not to mention I can just open a Minecraft world to LAN right?
You realize how horribly insecure hamachi is, correct?
I can't say, I have never used it.
So what can people break into your network or what?
The Hamachi network is a bunch of computers on the internet.
Hamachi makes it appear like a Local Area Network. Reasonably Operating Systems sort of give more trust to Local Area Network machines than machines randomly prodding them over the internet.
For Windows XP this means any machine on the network has full access to your entire hard drive- they can simply go \\Server\C$ and access your C drive, for example. For Windows Vista and 7, this means access to your shared libraries.
Basically, the problem is that it makes machines on the internet appear as a Local Area Network.
I should also mention that a VPN is not <quite> the same thing- Most Operating Systems have built-in support to connect to a VPN. Hamachi is more like a "poor mans" VPN, which let's you create a Virtual Private Network but your OS things it's a Local Area Network. Normally it knows "This is Virtual Private Network" and you can change option and settings specific to Virtual Private Networks- including security considerations both for the VPN itself as well as your local machine.
The Hamachi network is a bunch of computers on the internet.
Hamachi makes it appear like a Local Area Network. Reasonably Operating Systems sort of give more trust to Local Area Network machines than machines randomly prodding them over the internet.
For Windows XP this means any machine on the network has full access to your entire hard drive- they can simply go \\Server\C$ and access your C drive, for example. For Windows Vista and 7, this means access to your shared libraries.
Basically, the problem is that it makes machines on the internet appear as a Local Area Network.
I should also mention that a VPN is not <quite> the same thing- Most Operating Systems have built-in support to connect to a VPN. Hamachi is more like a "poor mans" VPN, which let's you create a Virtual Private Network but your OS things it's a Local Area Network. Normally it knows "This is Virtual Private Network" and you can change option and settings specific to Virtual Private Networks- including security considerations both for the VPN itself as well as your local machine.
So what are the alternatives? If I was to use another solution would the open to lan function work over a VPN?
Here, let me lay it out for you in a simpler fashion.
-Hamachi creates Virtual LAN between internet machines.
OK, so that's pretty much what it does. Why do people want it?
Because they don't know how to forward ports, or they are hosting a Server from their home connection.
Now, let's think about this. Do you REALLY want to play on a server run by somebody that doesn't understand basic Networking options (like forwarding ports) and hosts it from their home connection? No. Trust me, you don't.
The only reason for using Hamachi is for people that either don't know how to port forward or are trying to run a server or other service on a connection with a changing IP.
Some people say Port forwarding is less secure, because hackers. These people should pull their heads out of their behinds and learn something- Hamachi is security-wise worse than port forwarding because it gives essentially full access to your PC to anybody else on that simulated LAN. I'm not even kidding. Most people that don't know how to port forward don't know anything about networking so their computers are wide open. Net view shows all the other people's PC names and you can go to \\Server\\C$ and gain access to their hard drive. And, even in the case where they aren't, imagine you have your own computers setup with a public share so you can transfer files between your laptop and desktop machines.
Congratulations! Everybody connected to the Hamachi VPN can help themselves to that information!
Some people set up their printer so they can print over a network. This feature is limited to the LAN for obvious reasons. Of course with Hamachi, anybody on that virtual LAN can print to your printer.
Hamachi's 'security' is non-existent. There are well-documented methods to forcibly crash the Hamachi process on another machine as well as gain access to a Hamachi LAN without a password. That ties in with the above to mean that if you are running Hamachi, anybody that knows your IP can access your machine at any time.
Here, let me lay it out for you in a simpler fashion.
-Hamachi creates Virtual LAN between internet machines.
OK, so that's pretty much what it does. Why do people want it?
Because they don't know how to forward ports, or they are hosting a Server from their home connection.
Now, let's think about this. Do you REALLY want to play on a server run by somebody that doesn't understand basic Networking options (like forwarding ports) and hosts it from their home connection? No. Trust me, you don't.
The only reason for using Hamachi is for people that either don't know how to port forward or are trying to run a server or other service on a connection with a changing IP.
Some people say Port forwarding is less secure, because hackers. These people should pull their heads out of their behinds and learn something- Hamachi is security-wise worse than port forwarding because it gives essentially full access to your PC to anybody else on that simulated LAN. I'm not even kidding. Most people that don't know how to port forward don't know anything about networking so their computers are wide open. Net view shows all the other people's PC names and you can go to \\Server\\C$ and gain access to their hard drive. And, even in the case where they aren't, imagine you have your own computers setup with a public share so you can transfer files between your laptop and desktop machines.
Congratulations! Everybody connected to the Hamachi VPN can help themselves to that information!
Some people set up their printer so they can print over a network. This feature is limited to the LAN for obvious reasons. Of course with Hamachi, anybody on that virtual LAN can print to your printer.
Hamachi's 'security' is non-existent. There are well-documented methods to forcibly crash the Hamachi process on another machine as well as gain access to a Hamachi LAN without a password. That ties in with the above to mean that if you are running Hamachi, anybody that knows your IP can access your machine at any time.
Here, let me lay it out for you in a simpler fashion.
-Hamachi creates Virtual LAN between internet machines.
OK, so that's pretty much what it does. Why do people want it?
Because they don't know how to forward ports, or they are hosting a Server from their home connection.
Now, let's think about this. Do you REALLY want to play on a server run by somebody that doesn't understand basic Networking options (like forwarding ports) and hosts it from their home connection? No. Trust me, you don't.
The only reason for using Hamachi is for people that either don't know how to port forward or are trying to run a server or other service on a connection with a changing IP.
Some people say Port forwarding is less secure, because hackers. These people should pull their heads out of their behinds and learn something- Hamachi is security-wise worse than port forwarding because it gives essentially full access to your PC to anybody else on that simulated LAN. I'm not even kidding. Most people that don't know how to port forward don't know anything about networking so their computers are wide open. Net view shows all the other people's PC names and you can go to \\Server\\C$ and gain access to their hard drive. And, even in the case where they aren't, imagine you have your own computers setup with a public share so you can transfer files between your laptop and desktop machines.
Congratulations! Everybody connected to the Hamachi VPN can help themselves to that information!
Some people set up their printer so they can print over a network. This feature is limited to the LAN for obvious reasons. Of course with Hamachi, anybody on that virtual LAN can print to your printer.
Hamachi's 'security' is non-existent. There are well-documented methods to forcibly crash the Hamachi process on another machine as well as gain access to a Hamachi LAN without a password. That ties in with the above to mean that if you are running Hamachi, anybody that knows your IP can access your machine at any time.
What about the people who actually KNOW how to host but are yet unable to?
I only use it because I don't have a modem, If I did I would gladly give up Hamachi and port forward my server.
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Networking with others over the Internet is the best way to explain what it does. VPN it's called.
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It's a crappy Piece of software that allows people to create what appears to be a LAN but actually consists of multiple computers over the internet.
I say it's "Crappy" because it does a very poor job of it. Additionally, most people that think they need it only need it because they don't know how to forward their ports, so they really only benefit because of the virtual network Adapter it creates.
I'm sure it does a poor job. But I would find something like this convenient, I have tried to port forward and have gave up (last year)
Not to mention I can just open a Minecraft world to LAN right?
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I can't say, I have never used it.
So what can people break into your network or what?
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The Hamachi network is a bunch of computers on the internet.
Hamachi makes it appear like a Local Area Network. Reasonably Operating Systems sort of give more trust to Local Area Network machines than machines randomly prodding them over the internet.
For Windows XP this means any machine on the network has full access to your entire hard drive- they can simply go \\Server\C$ and access your C drive, for example. For Windows Vista and 7, this means access to your shared libraries.
Basically, the problem is that it makes machines on the internet appear as a Local Area Network.
I should also mention that a VPN is not <quite> the same thing- Most Operating Systems have built-in support to connect to a VPN. Hamachi is more like a "poor mans" VPN, which let's you create a Virtual Private Network but your OS things it's a Local Area Network. Normally it knows "This is Virtual Private Network" and you can change option and settings specific to Virtual Private Networks- including security considerations both for the VPN itself as well as your local machine.
So what are the alternatives? If I was to use another solution would the open to lan function work over a VPN?
Hey everyone, I'm back!
Here, let me lay it out for you in a simpler fashion.
-Hamachi creates Virtual LAN between internet machines.
OK, so that's pretty much what it does. Why do people want it?
Because they don't know how to forward ports, or they are hosting a Server from their home connection.
Now, let's think about this. Do you REALLY want to play on a server run by somebody that doesn't understand basic Networking options (like forwarding ports) and hosts it from their home connection? No. Trust me, you don't.
The only reason for using Hamachi is for people that either don't know how to port forward or are trying to run a server or other service on a connection with a changing IP.
Some people say Port forwarding is less secure, because hackers. These people should pull their heads out of their behinds and learn something- Hamachi is security-wise worse than port forwarding because it gives essentially full access to your PC to anybody else on that simulated LAN. I'm not even kidding. Most people that don't know how to port forward don't know anything about networking so their computers are wide open. Net view shows all the other people's PC names and you can go to \\Server\\C$ and gain access to their hard drive. And, even in the case where they aren't, imagine you have your own computers setup with a public share so you can transfer files between your laptop and desktop machines.
Congratulations! Everybody connected to the Hamachi VPN can help themselves to that information!
Some people set up their printer so they can print over a network. This feature is limited to the LAN for obvious reasons. Of course with Hamachi, anybody on that virtual LAN can print to your printer.
Hamachi's 'security' is non-existent. There are well-documented methods to forcibly crash the Hamachi process on another machine as well as gain access to a Hamachi LAN without a password. That ties in with the above to mean that if you are running Hamachi, anybody that knows your IP can access your machine at any time.
ima do that and send a **** pic now XD
What about the people who actually KNOW how to host but are yet unable to?
I only use it because I don't have a modem, If I did I would gladly give up Hamachi and port forward my server.
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