Simplified Tinc 1.1 on Windows 10

on server

• search for command prompt and right click to run as administrator
• cd "C:\Program Files\tinc"
• tinc -n vpn init master
• tinc -n vpn add subnet 10.0.1.1
• tinc -n vpn add address=public.domain-or-ip
• cd tap-win64
• addtap.bat
• netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces locate the one thats disconnected probably Ethernet 2
• netsh interface set interface name = "Ethernet 2" newname = "tinc"
• netsh interface ip set address "tinc" static 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0
• netsh interface ipv4 show config now you should have a tinc interface with ip/subnet
• cd ..
• tincd -n vpn to run tinc
• tinc -n vpn invite client1 to invite clients

on clients

• search for command prompt and right click to run as administrator
• cd "C:\Program Files\tinc"
• tinc join <invite-url>
• tinc -n vpn add subnet 10.0.1.2
• cd tap-win64
• addtap.bat
• netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces locate the one thats disconnected probably Ethernet 2
• netsh interface set interface name = "Ethernet 2" newname = "tinc"
• netsh interface ip set address "tinc" static 10.0.1.2 255.255.255.0
• cd ..
• tincd -n vpn -D -d3 to test
• tincd -n vpn to run tinc as deamon

Test it

Master

• ping 10.0.1.2 (after both is up!)
• issues, disable your firewall, open port 655..

Client1

• ping 10.0.1.1 (after both is up!)
• issues, disable your firewall, open port 655..

Tips

• try opening windows share \\10.0.1.1 from client1
• try opening windows share \\10.0.1.2 from master
• try remote desktop, ftp, etc to check if it works