tinc - May 2014 - Is netname used in metadata connections ?

Hi all,

I am trying to setup a configuration of Tinc to allow multiple tincd
daemons for a same network (mixing bonding, etc...). I will post my
solution later if I found one. This is to get better speeds in multiple
gigabit/sec networks.

So my question is not about this directly.

I would like to know if the "netname" configured on each node, is used
somewhere in communications between nodes ?

I mean, a node A running netname=network1 can connect to node B running
Tincd with netname=network2 ? or not ?

Thank you for your answer.

I could check the source but if someone has the answer quickly it's
better :)

Flo

On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 03:15:34PM +0200, Florent B wrote:
> I would like to know if the "netname" configured on each node, is
used
> somewhere in communications between nodes ?
> 
> I mean, a node A running netname=network1 can connect to node B running
> Tincd with netname=network2 ? or not ?
The netname is not used in communication between the nodes. It's only
used on the local node, and has two effects:

- It sets the configuration directory to /etc/tinc/<netname>
- On Linux, sets the name of the virtual network interface to <netname>,
  if you don't use the Interface option.

-- 
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
     Guus Sliepen <guus at tinc-vpn.org>
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I answer to my own question : netname is not used in meta-connections.
netname=network1 can connect to netname=network2.

I'm about to success my project, I will post the entire solution next
week. It is not difficult in fact... 2 tincd in a bonding interface