How does Hamachi Work?

[TubsAlwaysWins]

I have LogMeIn Hamachi and am curious how it works. Doesn't it work by creating a virtual lan-party ish thing? (So instead of port forwarding i just click broadcast to LAN and all is well, as long as the porson/persons I want to play with are on my Hamachi server)

[AresKrieger]

Essentially yes, it ports a virtual lan over the internet connected only to ips added to this lan network.

 

Edit: Of course the ips it connects to also need the client to function obviously

[TubsAlwaysWins]

1 minute ago, AresKrieger said:

Essentially yes, it ports a virtual lan over the internet connected only to ips added to this lan network.

So if im trying to play Sven Co-Op with a friend in a different state (#USA) I can just click broadcast to LAN and then he can go to the LAN section and my thing should be there?

[Bananasplit_00]

Hamachi is old and compleate shit IMO. it killed my internet connection every time i used it so i would say avoid at all costs but yes thats basically how it works

[AresKrieger]

2 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

So if im trying to play Sven Co-Op with a friend in a different state (#USA) I can just click broadcast to LAN and then he can go to the LAN section and my thing should be there?

If his firewall or your's doesn't block the connection and he is added to your network, yes.

[TubsAlwaysWins]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

Hamachi is old and compleate shit IMO. it killed my internet connection every time i used it so i would say avoid at all costs but yes thats basically how it works

Well so far thats the only thing I can find that works to play games with my friends. (My ISP doesn't like port forwarding I think). If you have something easier and better let me know

[TubsAlwaysWins]

1 minute ago, AresKrieger said:

If his firewall or your doesn't block the connection and he is added to your network, yes.

Cool

 

[Bananasplit_00]

2 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Well so far thats the only thing I can find that works to play games with my friends. (My ISP doesn't like port forwarding I think). If you have something easier and better let me know

yah evolve gaming client, works basically the same but its just plain better, meaning it actually works lol. it also has a nice UI and stuff

[TubsAlwaysWins]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

yah evolve gaming client, works basically the same but its just plain better, meaning it actually works lol. it also has a nice UI and stuff

I remember trying that and having port forwarding issues. Ill try it again later

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

I remember trying that and having port forwarding issues. Ill try it again later

huh never needed to do any portforwarding with it for me

[TubsAlwaysWins]

Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

huh never needed to do any portforwarding with it for me

Idk. I just remember Hamachi worked way easier and better

[Bananasplit_00]

4 minutes ago, TubsAlwaysWins said:

Idk. I just remember Hamachi worked way easier and better

well use what works best for you  i just remember it killing of my connection and breaking shit lol

[AresKrieger]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

well use what works best for you  i just remember it killing of my connection and breaking shit lol

Yeah it used to be horrible, now it's fine assuming things like router firewalls or other security doesn't botch the connection

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, AresKrieger said:

Yeah it used to be horrible, now it's fine assuming things like router firewalls or other security doesn't botch the connection

i think that was the problem for me partially too, i have a pretty shit router