From 5693ba04074074e73c72313094f0332a5917715d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Owen Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:11:32 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Move wintun --- manage/remote-node/backhaul.mdx | 4 ++++ manage/sites/install-site.mdx | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/manage/remote-node/backhaul.mdx b/manage/remote-node/backhaul.mdx index 9896c83..1712d27 100644 --- a/manage/remote-node/backhaul.mdx +++ b/manage/remote-node/backhaul.mdx @@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ On Windows, set `nativeMain` in the Newt client's `config.json` instead: } ``` + +If you are using Newt on Windows `wintun.dll` is required to run in native mode. If not already provided by the installer, you can download from https://www.wintun.net/ + + Windows doesn't respond to ICMP echo requests (ping) over the tunnel interface by default. If you need to ping a Windows site, enable the built-in firewall rule for it: diff --git a/manage/sites/install-site.mdx b/manage/sites/install-site.mdx index dc3a635..5c61062 100644 --- a/manage/sites/install-site.mdx +++ b/manage/sites/install-site.mdx @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ curl -fsSL https://static.pangolin.net/get-newt.sh | bash To run Newt on Windows, use the latest installer from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/fosrl/newt/releases/latest). - +{/* If you are using Newt on Windows as a service or with clients, `wintun.dll` may be required. - + */} ### Manual Download