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Trying to use VPN with local services
Hi all. I've got a paid-for VPN service (NordVPN) that I'm wanting to use, specifically, for transmission. I also have SSH/sickrage/etc running and have OpenVPN server running so that I can VPN into ...
utdrmac4 wrote:I could also run the OpenVPN server on my RPi3
One big advantage of doing that is that you don't mess with ReadyNAS OS. I don't know if your unit is still entitled to Support, but if you modify the system, then you might not get any Support (Hardware warranty is separate). Also, you're not bound to remain on the same ReadyNAS OS version, etc. One downside is that, depending on your broadband speed, the RPI will be a bottleneck, because of the FastEthernet port, hairpinning and weak CPU for encryption of the packets.
I think using a RPI to enhance features of a proprietary NAS is a good approach. I used to do just that, now I use docker, which is unfortunately still not available on ReadyNAS.
No, my router doesn't support that kind of functionality. As a side note, I could also run the OpenVPN server on my RPi3, but I was trying to keep all "server" related software on the NAS.
utdrmac4 wrote:I could also run the OpenVPN server on my RPi3
One big advantage of doing that is that you don't mess with ReadyNAS OS. I don't know if your unit is still entitled to Support, but if you modify the system, then you might not get any Support (Hardware warranty is separate). Also, you're not bound to remain on the same ReadyNAS OS version, etc. One downside is that, depending on your broadband speed, the RPI will be a bottleneck, because of the FastEthernet port, hairpinning and weak CPU for encryption of the packets.
I think using a RPI to enhance features of a proprietary NAS is a good approach. I used to do just that, now I use docker, which is unfortunately still not available on ReadyNAS.
Thanks Jak. I'm sure there's some network-foo magic that can do what I want to do, I'm just not that great at network-foo. I found this, https://superuser.com/questions/983727/route-only-specific-traffic-through-vpn, but ReadyNAS OS doesn't support NAT tables either. And my Ultra 2 is way out of warranty/support, so I'm on my own. Once I outgrow this, I think I'm going to build my own NAS next time so I can get better OS support.
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