N2n Explained

n2n
Developer:n2n team
Repo:https://github.com/ntop/n2n
Programming Language:C
Operating System:FreeBSD, Linux, OpenWrt, Mac OS X, Unix, Windows, Android
Genre:VPN
License:GNU General Public License
Website:https://www.ntop.org/products/n2n/

n2n is an open source Layer 2 over Layer 3 VPN app utilising peer-to-peer architecture for network membership and routing.

Unlike many other VPN programs, n2n can also connect computers which reside behind NAT routers. These connections are set up with help from a third computer that both computers can reach. This computer, called a supernode, can then route the information between NATed nodes.[1]

It is free software licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v3.[2]

n3n forked from n2n in 2023.[3]

Turbo VPN is a custom Windows server/client implementation of n2n.

References

  1. Web site: N2n . 2011-09-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110924083045/http://www.ntop.org/products/n2n/ . 2011-09-24 . : "[the supernode] is basically a directory register and a packet router for those nodes that cannot talk directly"
  2. Web site: N2n . . 17 May 2022 .
  3. Web site: First release of the new n3n project. GitHub. 2024-03-30. 2024-05-05.