thecomputerguy
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I setup a client with a Tailscale account to try and eliminate the need for a VPN. I added their Synology NAS and a couple Laptops and remotely everything seems to work beautifully.
As soon as the laptop boots and Tailscale loads into the tray it connects and BAM the remote NAS is available without having to use an app to connect/disconnect the session.
The issue is when the user is NOT remote, and working in the Office locally. Everything connects but it appears the device will use the Tailscale connection, instead of accessing them locally, making access to local resources slow since it's being routed through Tailscale.
I notice that when Tailscale is configured, entries are made into the Hosts file to make this work but does anyone know of a way for the device to access those resources locally while onsite while keeping Tailscale connected?
I'm trying to limit/eliminate user intervention required when accessing the NAS and make the process near invisible.
Luckily, they only use the NAS for Word, Excel, PDF, Pictures so there aren't typically any large data dumps, and to be honest they may not even realize it's slower because their typical files are so small.
I would however like the device to access local resources locally while working onsite and then access those same resources through the Tailscale connection while working remotely without user intervention.
This is all being done using a free version of Tailscale with a GitHub account I created using an org email specifically for this org.
As soon as the laptop boots and Tailscale loads into the tray it connects and BAM the remote NAS is available without having to use an app to connect/disconnect the session.
The issue is when the user is NOT remote, and working in the Office locally. Everything connects but it appears the device will use the Tailscale connection, instead of accessing them locally, making access to local resources slow since it's being routed through Tailscale.
I notice that when Tailscale is configured, entries are made into the Hosts file to make this work but does anyone know of a way for the device to access those resources locally while onsite while keeping Tailscale connected?
I'm trying to limit/eliminate user intervention required when accessing the NAS and make the process near invisible.
Luckily, they only use the NAS for Word, Excel, PDF, Pictures so there aren't typically any large data dumps, and to be honest they may not even realize it's slower because their typical files are so small.
I would however like the device to access local resources locally while working onsite and then access those same resources through the Tailscale connection while working remotely without user intervention.
This is all being done using a free version of Tailscale with a GitHub account I created using an org email specifically for this org.
