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tinc vs n2n: catalog facts
tinc	n2n
Free Free software under GPL version 2 or later.	Free Free and open source.
Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Automatic full mesh routing with direct peer traffic Appears as a normal network device to existing software	Layer-2 networking, so hosts appear to share one LAN Peer-to-peer traffic with a supernode for discovery
The 1.1 branch has been in prerelease for a long time Configured by hand with config files	Configured by hand on the command line Requires running a reachable supernode
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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