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I think the key word there is "direct" -- AFAIK FreeLAN is P2P, where OpenVPN is "client -> server -> other client"


OpenVPN is client/server in cert authenticated mode and P2P in symmetric mode. What it doesn't do is routing, so for creation of darknets you need a proper routing daemon, and non colliding IPs. Nor does it tunnel NAT (but it can connect from in NAT to outside, so a group in NAT can be bridged by a hub node on the internet).


But the semantics are silly if you can just host your own server.




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