Posts tagged “tailscale-alternative”
Open source Tailscale alternatives and the gaps each one has
Headscale, NetBird and Roomler compared on one test: whether the control plane is open source. Each one's gaps named first, with self-host commands.
Set up an exit node VPN on a machine you already own
Turn a machine you own into a Roomler exit node: offer it, approve it, point a client at it, and avoid dropping your own SSH session when routes change.
Exit node vs subnet router, and which one you need
A subnet router adds routes for one range. An exit node changes the default route. What each costs when it fails, the overlapping-range trap, and how to pick.
SSH into a machine behind NAT without port forwarding or sshd
SSH to a machine behind NAT with no router port forward, no sshd and nothing listening, Windows included. How to turn it on, and why there is no -R.