[arm-allstar] Private nodes

[David McGough]

Hi Marc,

Yes, private nodes and networks are very easy to setup.  How many nodes 
are you talking about??  Do you want any public connectivity?

The reason the total number of private nodes matters, is the methods used 
vary, depending on whether you're talking about a few nodes or many.


Here is one document describing the basic idea behind private node setup:

https://hamvoip.org/howto/multi-server-howto.pdf

As for an entire private network, are you wanting to use the Internet for 
linking?  ...Or, a completely private IP network?

If using the Internet, I would recommend the ZeroTier VPN as a starting 
point, since this software will generate one large network, where each 
node can "see" all the others, using private IP addresses.  Zerotier will 
also solve NAT and IPv6 issues, should those be any factors you must 
contend with.  See this post about installing ZeroTier:

http://lists.hamvoip.org/pipermail/arm-allstar/2021-March/016435.html
 
73, David K4FXC


On Mon, 30 Jan 2023, Dr. MOD via ARM-allstar wrote:

> In looking through information, I find that a public and private node are
> available on the same machine.
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> My question is a little different.
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> Is it possible to set up a private network, independent from the Internet?.
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> It appears this would require a separate or private registration server.
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> Is that built in to HamVoip? Is it a separate module?
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> Where can I go for more information?
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> I appreciate all your efforts to keep AllStar such a great tool.
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> 73,
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> NM0D
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> Marc
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