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What are the intended VPN uses for Nighthawk MR60
Can someone explain the intended use cases of the VPN software on the MR60? It's advertised as allowing a remote computer to connect to a home network and Internet proxy. I've followed all of the ins...
Am I correct in concluding that TUN mode is designed exclusively for Internet connection sharing and not local browsing?
To answer directly, no. TUN mode establishes a connection to the LAN as though your remote device is part of your LAN. For example, I have Home Assistant running in a docker container in my LAN - no WAN connections (out or in). When remote, I can connect to my LAN with the OpenVPN client and then access all the HA data as though I was at home.
One 'bug' I've noticed is the internet browsing setting (in the router, at the bottom of the VPN page). "Clients will use this connection to access"
* all sites on the Internet & Home network
* home network only
* auto
The setting seems to be ignored sometimes. The 1st value seems to work most of the time.
Am I correct in concluding that TUN mode is designed exclusively for Internet connection sharing and not local browsing?
To answer directly, no. TUN mode establishes a connection to the LAN as though your remote device is part of your LAN. For example, I have Home Assistant running in a docker container in my LAN - no WAN connections (out or in). When remote, I can connect to my LAN with the OpenVPN client and then access all the HA data as though I was at home.
One 'bug' I've noticed is the internet browsing setting (in the router, at the bottom of the VPN page). "Clients will use this connection to access"
* all sites on the Internet & Home network
* home network only
* auto
The setting seems to be ignored sometimes. The 1st value seems to work most of the time.