The original researchers of the Arpanet probably didnt envision the entire globe and all it’s bad actors piling onto it. They probably thought it would remain a government and scientific tool. So they built it to do one thing, and that’s to get packets from point A to point B. Network security as we know it didn’t even enter in to the picture.
You actually managed to get the software installed and working without errors??? I tried fucking around with it for a day but gave up.
Exactly what distro, version, etc did you use if you don’t mind me asking?