A huge number of PC games have been created over the past few decades. At the same time, almost every one has an item “Play on a local network”. Users who want to play games together over a network via the Internet can learn from this article how to create "Hamachi" - a special virtual local area network.
Search and installation of the program "Hamachi"
In any search engine, type in the line without quotes “Logmein hamachi download” and go to the logmein website using the first link in the search results. Only a free trial version of the product can be downloaded from the official website. Check the box agreeing to the terms of use and click the Download Now button under the Unmanaged Mode item.
Install the program. This process is pretty standard and should not cause any problems even for a beginner. At the end, the installation completion window will appear, click the "Finish" button with the "Run Hamachi" checkbox checked. The same process must be done by another user with whom the joint passage of the game is planned.
Creation of a network in "Hamachi" and connection of a second user
In the running program "Hamachi", you must press the blue power button. Then enter your nickname in the window that appears. The nickname can be changed later if necessary. The program will do the archiving and assign itself an IP address.
Next, you need to click the "Create a new network …" button. Enter there the network identifier (any unused word), password and password confirmation and press the “Create” button. The second user must click the “Connect to an existing network …” button and enter the network ID and password created by the first user.
Hamachi is created and ready to use. It remains only to launch the desired game and select the parameters for playing on the local network.
