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Originally Posted by dhdurgee
Can't say I had heard about Tailscale, but I have Strongswan installed on my Linux laptop. Can I set up a connection using that? I do see a Tailscale package in my distro repository, specifically:
Code:
Minimal library implementing parts of the Tailscale client API
This is a stripped down version of the tailscale.com/client/tailscale Go
package but with minimal dependencies and supporting older versions of Go.
Would that be sufficient for such use?
Dave |
strongSwan is more like an ordinary VPN that uses IKEv2 for exchanges, Tailscale is a commercial product based on Wireguard that creates a network between devices over any NATs without necessarily using a sever with public IP. Tailscale handshakes two devices on a server, but all the later communication is direct. It's generous in the free tier and it's sufficient for a lot of tasks.
The page and the
subnet router guide are the entry points for you. You may also have seen ZeroTier, it's almost the same but less features, worse performance and more greed.
You can use strongSwan or even an ordinary Wireguard for this task, but it will require @Hubris to configure routing/port forwarding on their part for you to be able to access the Kindle over this network, which could be a hassle if they use Windows or have never managed routing. Tailscale just works.