While functional, a Relay Tunnel has distinct disadvantages compared to a Direct Tunnel:

If you are stuck in a Relay Tunnel and need a Direct Tunnel, try the following:

On both peers, edit Hamachi’s hamachi.ini (Windows: %AppData%\LogMeIn Hamachi ):

| Feature | Direct Tunnel | Relay Tunnel | |---------|---------------|---------------| | | Peer ↔ Peer | Peer ↔ Relay Server ↔ Peer | | Speed | Fast | Slower | | NAT requirement | Moderate | None | | Best for | Gaming, streaming, large transfers | Admin, low-bandwidth apps | | Troubleshooting | Open UDP ports, fix NAT | No action needed (auto fallback) |