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Tailscale just keeps impressing. Love how simple their product is and how everything they touch just seems so well done.

by dramm 5y ago

Syzygies 5y ago
Thank you. I live in two places; if Tailscale "just works" I could use it. I came to the comments figuring if there was actually a better product people would say so here.
- shepherdjerred 5y ago
  I’ve used it for a year or two and it’s one of my favorite tools. Everything just works. It’s as close to magic as I’ve found.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  Are you saying that you have tried it and it doesn't work, or that you're looking for alternatives before you use it? (If the latter, try Nebula, or if the ends are static and you control enough of the network stack you could just do plain wireguard)
- Syzygies 5y ago
  No, I hadn't tried it. WOW. It just works. Zero hiccups in the transition. No need to look further. I can now toss code for variant SSH config files, I no longer need port forwarding rules on each router, and I no longer need my DynDNS subscription. ??? My NY computers are inside a university IP space, which simplifies library access. It would be very convenient to sometimes access the web from CA as if I'm using one of my NY computers. I can't determine if/how Tailscale supports this. ???
  - Syzygies 5y ago
    Tailscale supports remote web browsing because it supports SSH tunnels: https://medium.com/maxkimambo/web-browsing-over-ssh-tunnel-a04c7422b60d https://medium.com/maxkimambo/web-browsing-over-ssh-tunnel-a...
    - dave_universetf 5y ago
      It's also built in natively: https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes/ https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes/
- api 5y ago
  ZeroTier and Nebula are the only modern alternatives I personally know about. https://www.zerotier.com https://www.zerotier.com https://github.com/slackhq/nebula https://github.com/slackhq/nebula Disclosure: I wrote and founded ZeroTier. Listed Nebula too for neutrality and completeness.

Tailscale just keeps impressing. Love how simple their product is and how everything they touch just seems so well done.

by dramm 5y ago

Tailscale just keeps impressing. Love how simple their product is and how everything they touch just seems so well done.

Syzygies 5y ago

Thank you. I live in two places; if Tailscale "just works" I could use it. I came to the comments figuring if there was actually a better product people would say so here.

shepherdjerred 5y ago
I’ve used it for a year or two and it’s one of my favorite tools. Everything just works. It’s as close to magic as I’ve found.
yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
Are you saying that you have tried it and it doesn't work, or that you're looking for alternatives before you use it? (If the latter, try Nebula, or if the ends are static and you control enough of the network stack you could just do plain wireguard)
Syzygies 5y ago
No, I hadn't tried it. WOW. It just works. Zero hiccups in the transition. No need to look further. I can now toss code for variant SSH config files, I no longer need port forwarding rules on each router, and I no longer need my DynDNS subscription. ??? My NY computers are inside a university IP space, which simplifies library access. It would be very convenient to sometimes access the web from CA as if I'm using one of my NY computers. I can't determine if/how Tailscale supports this. ???
- Syzygies 5y ago
  Tailscale supports remote web browsing because it supports SSH tunnels: https://medium.com/maxkimambo/web-browsing-over-ssh-tunnel-a04c7422b60d https://medium.com/maxkimambo/web-browsing-over-ssh-tunnel-a...
  - dave_universetf 5y ago
    It's also built in natively: https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes/ https://tailscale.com/kb/1103/exit-nodes/
api 5y ago
ZeroTier and Nebula are the only modern alternatives I personally know about. https://www.zerotier.com https://www.zerotier.com https://github.com/slackhq/nebula https://github.com/slackhq/nebula Disclosure: I wrote and founded ZeroTier. Listed Nebula too for neutrality and completeness.