Creating a Local LAN with ZeroTier

How to create a local LAN to play video games or securely administer servers. Better than Hamachi

[f.m.f]

This helped a bunch! I've been trying to host a local minecraft server for my buddies for almost 2 years now and I've pretty much done every possible way to no avail until this time! I would've just gave up at this point if this hadn't worked, but thankfully that wasn't the case. Though, I'm still not free from problems, but hopefully this time won't be much of an issue. Thank you sincerely for this tutorial video.

[derian]

Thanks a million for this guide! Really helped some friends and I with continuing our old LAN parties while people move around and schedules got more crowded.

[otiose_me]

Hey, Matthew! I found your tutorial very helpful, thank you :)

I've spent some time and I want to provide an instruction explaining how to change the default route metric on Linux, as you've got the issue with it. Here it is, for you and your viewers!

! The following instruction will be for NetworkManager users (check if you have /etc/NetworkManager).
! Do NOT just copy&paste without understanding what you're doing. Check the manual page of 'nmcli'.

To change the default route metric, open a terminal emulator and follow these steps:
0. Execute command " ip route " to see your routing table
1. Execute command " nmcli connection " to see your network connections
2. Find out a name or a uuid of the connection you want to modify
2.1 Either execute command " nmcli connection modify <CONNECTION'S_NAME> ipv4.route-metric <NUMBER> "
2.2 Or execute command " nmcli connection modify uuid <CONNECTION'S_UUID> ipv4.route-metric <NUMBER> "
3. If needed, you can do the same to ipv6:
3.1 Either execute command " nmcli connection modify <CONNECTION'S_NAME> ipv6.route-metric <NUMBER> "
3.2 Or execute command " nmcli connection modify uuid <CONNECTION'S_UUID> ipv6.route-metric <NUMBER> "
4. Refresh your connection:
4.1 Either execute command " nmcli connection up <CONNECTION'S_NAME> "
4.2 Or execute command " nmcli connection up uuid <CONNECTION'S_UUID> "
5. Check your routing table by executing command " ip route "

Sources which I've used to make this instruction:

Hope it'll help somebody out c:

[MaynardKeenanX]

Yeah people always make sure to reboot after you install to make sure its proper discoverable

[GTFOiamalvlelf]

Great stuff! This helped out a ton now that our company is having us work from home.

[dubiousaurus]

Your guide is awesome. Please up your volume next time (maybe you fixed this already) so that everyone can appreciate your helpful guides

[Максим-хжы]

Nice tutorial, thanks.
In windows, the client will run once the user's session is running. In order to make your server running a session automatically after restart use 'sysinternals autologon'.
Another option is to try to configure zerto tier one to run with system priviledges

[ChristopherScanlan]

Set this up to access my Unraid server remotely. Works perfectly.

[BossBeneBaby]

Awesome Video. Maybe it was a bit confusing for people that are not unterstanding networking as good as you but for me it was just perfekt to unterstand. Learned a lot Thx. :)

[danidotexe_]

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO CAME HERE TO RUN WARCRAFT 3 WITH ZEROTIER. In order to use ZeroTier with Warcraft III it needs to broadcast using the ZeroTier network adapter instead of your default one.

• Install ZeroTier on all devices
• Go to ZeroTier central
• Create a network, join it and add your friends
• Go to "Network & Internet Settings"
• Go to "Change Adapter Options"
• Double click the "ZeroTier One" network
• Select "Properties"
• Select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)"
• Select "Properties"
• Select "Advanced"
• Uncheck "Automatic metric" if it's checked, and set "Interface Metric" to 5
• Apply your changes

This will prioritize the ZeroTier adapter over your default adapter when it's connected.

[Isaiahmag]

So basically for instance if I wanted to play Command & Conquer with some people and could only do it lan this would work?

[prjectSkyneT]

Can you kindly make a tutorial on how to install and configure a ZeroTier Moon Root Server on Linux so you can connect your local machines on ZeroTier without internet.

[fbifido]

Can you do the bridge network using ZeroTier?
I like this video, but I did not see any real-world example in which the end-point is behind a secure gateway.
Note: you have to open port UDP-9993 & TCP-9993 in your Egress section.
it's like MPLS: (it does not show my local IP, my router, my public IP, my ISP, nothing, just a direct node connection)
C:\Users\MyHome>tracert 10.242.22.54

Tracing route to pc99 [10.242.22.54]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 146 ms 128 ms 139 ms pc99 [10.242.22.54]

Trace complete.

[fbifido]

any change to ZeroTier in windows need a program restart (just quit ZeroTier and start it back).

[kriszypoo]

I watched this video and I've switched to ZeroTeir because of an issue with Hamachi, and now I'm having that same issue here. In my network adapters I don't have the zerotier thing, and I don't know how to get it.

[robertsonjoshua]

thank you a lot, this finally helped!

[zahev]

When I'm setting the Metric, they say we need the an IP, so I use my local IP (192.162.x.x) and the subnet mask (255.255.255.0), and Now I can change my metric, then I told my friend to do the same (but he used his Local IP and His subnet mask so he could change the metric), but it's not working, so my questing is, does he neet to insert his LOCAL IP and SUBNET mask or should he use MY local IP and Subnet mask to change the metric?

[Arville]

Thank You so much .. this helped me alot

[terrygary]

can we use this to play Minecraft Pocket Edition?

[MarcelReck]

Can it be set up so that all the servers use the internet connection from lets lets say your office computer?