Script to make Hamachi run reliably under Linux
 

#! /bin/sh
#

# Used to reliably log in/out of Hamachi
# (c) 2008 Shane Tolmie of www.microchipc.com

# set your specific network here
NICKNAME="linux-usa"
NETWORK="testing123#"
PASSWORD="234ksdjf342"
CONFIG_FOLDER="/hamachi"
DELAY_SEC="1" # used if there is connection problems

# There are two obstacles to running Hamachi reliably under Linux:
# 1) not using delays between commands (the Hamachi server does not respond in time, and the login fails)
# 2) not logging out of the Hamachi server properly before an OS reboot.
# So, if you encounter issues, try execute the command "hamachi logout" before rebooting.
# This script can be added to /etc/init.d/ (under SuSE) to automatically log in/out of Hamachi.
# Once you copy the file to /etc/init.d/ you have to activate it (make it run on startup/shutdown)
# - On SuSE, go into Administrator settings, then System..System Services (RunLevel).
# - On other Linux distributions, there is a command add the script to the startup/shutdown sequence.
#
# Usage:
# hamachi-daemon.sh config # adds this machine to the network (network must already exist)
# hamachi-daemon.sh start # starts services
# hamachi-daemon.sh stop # stops services
# hamachi-daemon.sh restart # restarts services (used if there is issues connecting)
# hamachi-daemon.sh list # lists machines on the network

# Carry out specific functions when asked to by the system
case "$1" in
start)
echo "Starting Hamachi"
tuncfg >null
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER start
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER login
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER go-online $NETWORK
exit 0
;;
stop)
echo "Stopping Hamachi"
sleep $DELAY_SEC # if start was executed immediately before stop it might fail
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER go-offline $NETWORK
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER logout
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER stop
exit 0
;;
#this method has been tested and works well
#this method does not seem to work without the delays
restart)
echo "Stopping Hamachi"
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER go-offline $NETWORK
sleep $DELAY_SEC
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER leave $NETWORK
sleep $DELAY_SEC
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER logout
#sleep $DELAY_SEC
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER stop
sleep $DELAY_SEC #wait for timeout
echo "Starting Hamachi"
tuncfg >null
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER start
#sleep $DELAY_SEC
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER login
sleep $DELAY_SEC
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER join $NETWORK $PASSWORD
sleep $DELAY_SEC
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER go-online $NETWORK
exit 0
;;
config)
echo "Configuring Hamachi for the first time - network must already exist"
tuncfg >null
hamachi-init -c $CONFIG_FOLDER -f
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER stop >null
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER start
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER login
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER set-nick $NICKNAME
#hamachi -c /hamachi create $NETWORK
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER join $NETWORK $PASSWORD
hamachi -c $CONFIG_FOLDER go-online $NETWORK
exit 0
;;
list)
echo "Hamachi list"
tuncfg >null
hamachi -c /hamachi
exit 0
;;
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/hamachi {start|stop|restart|config|list}"
exit 1
;;
esac

exit 0

Hamachi is not running?
 

the script uses a custom config file with the "-c <filename>" option, so use:

hamachi -c /hamachi list

or:

./hamachi-daemon list