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WireGuard is submitted for Linux kernel inclusion

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Re: WireGuard is submitted for Linux kernel inclusion

#3
I've been using WireGuard on my router for the last 6 months, and it's fantastic. I get the full speed of my line through it, when OpenVPN was only giving me 20%. Because of the great plugin they have for Vyatta I'm going to be looking at using it for some stuff at work now too.

Re: WireGuard is submitted for Linux kernel inclusion

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Great news. I started using Wireguard instead of OpenVPN and won't look back. Actually it was easy to set up even with DKMS kernel modules but having it in mainline will be great.

Do you only use it to connect remotely into your home network or are there VPN Services for wireguard available?

Re: WireGuard is submitted for Linux kernel inclusion

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Great news. I started using Wireguard instead of OpenVPN and won't look back. Actually it was easy to set up even with DKMS kernel modules but having it in mainline will be great.

Do you only use it to connect remotely into your home network or are there VPN Services for wireguard available?

I use the mullvad VPN service for wireguard. They currently have 44 wireguard servers active around the world.

Re: WireGuard is submitted for Linux kernel inclusion

#9

Why does this need to be included in the kernel directly and not just as a loadable module?

When the API it relies on changes, the person doing the change will fix WG rather than the WG maintainers. Also it enables you to update the kernel without having to hunt for the matching release of WG separately.
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