I just realized that I haven’t written anything about LogMeIn Hamachi² here. Just like the predecessor Hamachi, Hamachi² is a peer-to-peer VPN service. Free version for non-commercial use and reasonably priced for commercial. I’ve been a fan for years – great way to link my various computers together.
Hamachi² changed things a bit by moving all the network management to a central web site and giving some more options to configuration. For instance, you can now configure “Hub-and-spoke” networks in which the clients can only see the servers (or the “hub”). Not quite as simple to configure as the prior version but I do like the additional security and configuration options so I upgraded last year. Always meant to mention it here, just never got the round ‘tuit…
When V2 was initially released it was only for Windows. Very disappointing. Happily, I recently noticed Linux and Mac beta versions on the LogMeIn Labs page – command line only, but better than nothing (and no, I have no clue when they appeared. Been a long time since I had checked the labs page!).
I installed it on my little Ubuntu Netbook Eee last month and have had no issues running it. Just pop to a terminal window and type hamachi –? to see your various options. It wasn’t too tough to sort out.
Today I discovered Haguichi. [hat tip to Web Upd8] A slick little graphical user interface for Hamachi2 on Linux that runs a lot like the original Hamachi for Windows UI but also supports Hamachi2 (as beta). I love it!
Start it up and it runs up in the notification area just like you’d expect. Single click and you get an easy to use interface to see your networks and their contents. Right click a machine and you’ll get some options. All very friendly.
I haven’t analyzed exactly how much space it uses… as a C# app built on the Mono framework there is bit of a footprint here. All I know for sure is I still have space left on the little 4GB SSD drive so I’m happy.
If you’re using this with Ubuntu Netbook Edition you’ll want to make one small change. By default, all apps are maximized when ran – that makes haguichi rather ugly… In a terminal window run gconf-editor In the resulting application, navigate to Apps and then click on maximus. On the right pane, right-click on “exclude_class” and click “edit key.” Now click the add button and type in “Haguichi” (this is case-sensitive, be sure that’s a capital H). Log out and back in and no more maximizing.
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Well, concerning the “footprint”, the executable takes 132.5 KB, all images 49.7 KB and translations 85.9 KB.
Having said that, it’s nice to read you love it. Let me know if you have any wishes for improvements or features.
Hi ztefn — no offense was intended! Out of curiosity though, do your numbers above include the mono framework? I haven’t checked yet but I was under the impression that was large.
And I do love the app. Nice work
Nope, these numbers don’t include the Mono framework or any other stuff Haguichi relies on (like many Gnome libs).
I haven’t checked the size of the Mono framework either, but when you do (instead of making assumptions
) i’m curious to see it’s size in comparison to other frameworks like Python and Java.
I apologize for hitting a nerve.
Apologies accepted, though i didn’t really felt offended (apparently the wink smiley face failed to express so). I’m sincerely interested in a fair size comparison.
This is EXACTLY what I needed! I installed Linux for a shared system at a non-profit who used to use Hamachi regularly. Until now, they were pretty much out of luck.
So this is what I needed it see/hear. Thanks for this!