New routing instructions

README.md

@@ -47,35 +47,22 @@ Now the supernode service should be up and running on port 1234. On your edge no
 
 ## Routing the traffic
 
-On linux, n2n provides a standard TAP interface, so routing works gracefully via the standard system utilities as follows.
+Reaching a remote network or tunneling all the internet traffic via n2n are two common tasks which require a proper routing setup. In this context, the `server` is the edge node which provides access to the remote network/internet, whereas the `client` is the connecting edge node.
 
-In this example host1 is the edge router (with n2n IP 192.168.100.1), whereas host2 is the client.
-
-Here is how to configure host1:
+In order to enable routing, the `server` must be configured as follows:
 
 1. Add the `-r` option to the edge options to enable routing
 2. Enable packet forwarding with `sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ip_forward=1`
-3. Possibly configure iptables to `ACCEPT` the packets on the `FORWARD` chain.
-
-On host2, run the `edge` program as normal to join the host1 community.
-
-In order to forward all the internet traffic via host2:
+3. Enable IP masquerading: `sudo iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j MASQUERADE`
 
-```sh
-# Determine the current gateway (e.g. 192.168.1.1)
-$ ip route show default
-
-# Add a route to reach the supernode via such gateway
-$ sudo ip route add supernode.ntop.org via 192.168.1.1
+On the client side, the easiest way to configure routing is via the `-n` option. For example:
 
-# Forward all the internet traffic via host1
-$ sudo ip route del default
-$ sudo ip route add default via 192.168.100.1
-```
+- In order to connect to the remote network `192.168.100.0/24`, use `-n 192.168.100.0/24:10.0.0.1`
+- In order to tunnel all the internet traffic, use `-n 0.0.0.0/0:10.0.0.1`
 
-This process can be greatly simplified by using the [n2n_gateway.sh](doc/n2n_gateway.sh) script.
+10.0.0.1 is the IP address of the gateway to use to route the specified network. It should correspond to the IP address of the `server` within n2n. Multiple `-n` options can be specified.
 
-See [Routing.md](doc/Routing.md) for other use cases and in depth explanation.
+As an alternative to the `-n` option, the `ip route` linux command can be manually used. See the [n2n_gateway.sh](doc/n2n_gateway.sh) script for an example. See also [Routing.md](doc/Routing.md) for other use cases and in depth explanation.
 
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