Tinc VPN 1.1pre15 on Windows
with windows client (repeat client step to add more clients)

Firewall open firewall port 655 on your router

Install Tinc VPN

Download & Install Tinc 1.1pre14

Configure master node (master)

Ctrl + R then C:\Program Files\tinc & Enter
Click on File > Open Command Prompt as Administrator

• tinc -n vpn init master
• tinc -n vpn add subnet 20.0.0.1
• tinc -n vpn add address=public.domain-or-ip

setup ethernet interface

• cd tap-win64
• addtap.bat
• cd ..
• 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 20.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
• netsh interface ipv4 show config now you should have a tinc interface with ip/subnet

Configure client node (client1)

if you want to add more clients, change name and ip

Download & Install Tinc 1.1pre15

Ctrl + R then C:\Program Files\tinc & Enter
Click on File > Open Command Prompt as Administrator

• tinc -n vpn init client1
• tinc -n vpn add connectto master
• tinc -n vpn add subnet 20.0.0.2

setup ethernet interface

• cd tap-win64
• addtap.bat
• cd ..
• 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 20.0.0.2 255.255.255.0

copy the files/keys

• on client1 machine, copy the vpn/hosts/client1 file to yourvpn/hosts folder on your master machine
• on master machine, copy the vpn/hosts/master file to your vpn/hosts folder on your client1 machine

test it with

Router

• tincd -n vpn -D -d3
• ping 20.0.0.2 (after both is up!)
• issues, disable your firewall, open port 655..

Client1

• tincd -n vpn -D -d3
• ping 20.0.0.1 (after both is up!)
• issues, disable your firewall, open port 655..

Run as daemon (on both router and client)

Router:
tincd -n vpn

Client
tincd -n vpn

Tips

• ping 20.0.0.1 from client1
• ping 20.0.0.2 from master
• try opening windows share \\20.0.0.1 from client1
• try opening windows share \\20.0.0.2 from master
• try remote desktop, ftp, etc to check if it works