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A virtual network shared between multiple edge nodes in n2n is called a *community*. A single supernode can relay multiple communities and a single PC can be part of multiple communities at the same time. An encryption key can be used by the edge nodes to encrypt the packets within their community.
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A virtual network shared between multiple edge nodes in n2n is called a *community*. A single supernode can relay multiple communities and a single PC can be part of multiple communities at the same time. An encryption key can be used by the edge nodes to encrypt the packets within their community.
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N2n tries to enstablish a direct P2P connection between the edge nodes when possible. When this is not possible (usually due to special NAT devices), the supernode is also used to relay the packets.
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N2n tries to establish a direct P2P connection between the edge nodes when possible. When this is not possible (usually due to special NAT devices), the supernode is also used to relay the packets.
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Quick Setup
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Quick Setup
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Now the two hosts can ping each other.
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Now the two hosts can ping each other.
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**IMPORTANT** It is strongly adviced to choose a custom community name (-c) and a secret encryption key (-k) in order to prevent other users to connect to your PC. For privacy and to reduce the above server load, it is also suggested to set up a custom supernode as exmplained below.
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**IMPORTANT** It is strongly advised to choose a custom community name (-c) and a secret encryption key (-k) in order to prevent other users to connect to your PC. For privacy and to reduce the above server load, it is also suggested to set up a custom supernode as explained below.
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Setting up a custom Supernode
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Setting up a custom Supernode
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Contribution
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Contribution
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You can contribute to n2n in variuos ways:
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You can contribute to n2n in various ways:
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- Update an [open issue](https://github.com/ntop/n2n/issues) or create a new one with detailed information
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- Update an [open issue](https://github.com/ntop/n2n/issues) or create a new one with detailed information
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- Propose new features
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- Propose new features
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- Improve the documentation
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- Improve the documentation
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- Provide pull requests with enhancenents
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- Provide pull requests with enhancements
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For details about the internals of n2n check out [Hacking guide](https://github.com/ntop/n2n/blob/dev/doc/HACKING).
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For details about the internals of n2n check out [Hacking guide](https://github.com/ntop/n2n/blob/dev/doc/HACKING).
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