Freelan allows you to create any kind of network topology you like: from the classical clients-server schema, to the completely crazy hybrid peer-to-peer decentralized graph

You decide
Freelan does it

Freelan was designed from the start with security as the main concern

It uses only standard, well-established cryptographic algorithms and makes sure that your communications are completely opaque to the outside world

Freelan is written in robust, low-level C and C++ code
It has been thoroughly tested for both stability and performance

It runs transparently as a service in the background: you just have to install it, configure it, and you can simply forget about it

Freelan is designed as several distinct C++ multi-platform libraries, maintained separately and available for free under the GPL license

Whether you want to create a graphical user interface for it or embed it into your own product, everything is possible ! Oh, and you will have support from the community as well !
Go to the developers resources
Freelan can, of course, be configured to act according to the usual client-server pattern, like any other VPN software

In this configuration, one or several clients connect to the server, which may or may not allow clients to communicate with one another
The server does not necessarily need to be part of the network and can even act as a simple relay

The client-server pattern is nice, but it is also a bit fragile
What happens to your connectivity if the server falls for some reason ?
For more robust networks, freelan can be configured as a peer-to-peer network, where each node can connect directly to all the others
This configuration also brings better performances since traffic between two nodes doesn't need to go through a third node anymore

What if you would like to mix the benefits of both the client-server and peer-to-peer patterns ?
Freelan actually allows for all kinds of connectivity graphs
Some hosts can be connected to some others, but not all of them
You are free to pick the topology you desire, even an hybrid one

Need 3 servers and peer-to-peer connection between hosts ? Just go ahead !

A VPN software... Does that mean I can access the Internet anonymously ?

Freelan is a generic VPN software, not a Web proxy service

It is important to understand the difference: while freelan can indeed be used to create a service like VPN Tunnel, it is not a service
But have no fear: if your goal is to surf anonymously on the Internet, and you want to use freelan for that, you will get help from the community to set it up

Just keep in mind that freelan has a broader purpose and can be used for much more than just anonymous surfing
You can, for instance:

• Create a private network for your friends and/or family
• Securely connect to your enterprise or personal network from the outside world
• Implement freelan in your own software and use it as a basis for secure communications
• or just anything you want !
  The only limit, is your imagination

Open-source How else would you trust a software ?

Freelan is free software, released under the GPLv3 license
By "free", we both mean free as in "free beer" and free as in "freedom"
You will never pay a dime to download, use or update the software: everything comes for free, forever

You can easily access the source code and make sure what happens to your data
We believe this is paramount when dealing with security software: if the source-code is closed to your eyes, how can you be sure that it does what it claims ? How can you be sure it contains no security flaws ?
Being free software means you can use freelan's code in your own free project to create awesome stuff ! Do whatever you want, and share it with others in turn !