From 67252cda16578ced47dc6781035224bda419f0f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erik Ekman Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 10:58:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] updated docs --- README | 26 +++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 64bbb6e..5e6f34c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -52,15 +52,14 @@ password on the commandline (-P pass) or after the server has started. Now everything is ready for the client. Client side: -All the setup is done, just start iodine. It also takes two -arguments, the first is the local relaying DNS server and the second is the -domain used (tunnel1.mytunnnel.com). If DNS queries are allowed to any -computer, you can use the tunnel endpoint (example: 10.15.213.99 or -tunnel1host.mytunnel.com) as the first argument. The tunnel interface will get -an IP close to the servers (in this case 192.168.99.2) and a suitable MTU. -Enter the same password as on the server either by argument or after the client -has started. Now you should be able to ping the other end of the tunnel from -either side. +All the setup is done, just start iodine. It takes up to two arguments, the +first is the local relaying DNS server (optional) and the second is the domain +used (tunnel1.mytunnnel.com). If DNS queries are allowed to any computer, you +can use the tunnel endpoint (example: 10.15.213.99 or tunnel1host.mytunnel.com) +as the first argument. The tunnel interface will get an IP close to the servers +(in this case 192.168.99.2) and a suitable MTU. Enter the same password as on +the server either by argument or after the client has started. Now you should +be able to ping the other end of the tunnel from either side. MISC. INFO: @@ -75,10 +74,11 @@ If you have problems, try inspecting the traffic with network monitoring tools and make sure that the relaying DNS server has not cached the response. A cached error message could mean that you started the client before the server. -The upstream data is sent gzipped encoded with Base32. DNS protocol allows -one query per packet, and one query can be max 256 chars. Each domain name part -can be max 63 chars. So your domain name and subdomain should be as short as -possible to allow maximum throughput. +The upstream data is sent gzipped encoded with Base32, or Base64 if the relay +server support '+' in domain names. DNS protocol allows one query per packet, +and one query can be max 256 chars. Each domain name part can be max 63 chars. +So your domain name and subdomain should be as short as possible to allow +maximum upstream throughput. TIPS & TRICKS: