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Hi all,
I'm trying to understand the practical differences of connecting to my home VPN server via Merlin's Firmware. I've read up on some of the differences between TUN and TAP, but most of them are super technical and I'm moreso looking for a straight forward answer on practical usage in layman's terms.
1) I have successfully connected to my home VPN server using TUN. However I was not able (or rather didn't know how) to access any of my home resources (Desktops, RT-N66U admin page, etc).
2) I understand that if I connect VIA TAP, my remote computer will appear as local and I will be able to see all my devices under "Network Neighborhood" and is very simple. My understanding is that the drawback is that connecting via TAP consumes significant network resources and is "noisy" (for lack of better term).
I don't necessarily need to be able to access my resources via Network Neighborhood, but I would at least like to RDP into my home desktop from where ever I am, or at the least access shared directories. I don't need much more (right now at least). Can either of these be done via TUN or is TAP the only option?
Thanks in advance!
I'm trying to understand the practical differences of connecting to my home VPN server via Merlin's Firmware. I've read up on some of the differences between TUN and TAP, but most of them are super technical and I'm moreso looking for a straight forward answer on practical usage in layman's terms.
1) I have successfully connected to my home VPN server using TUN. However I was not able (or rather didn't know how) to access any of my home resources (Desktops, RT-N66U admin page, etc).
2) I understand that if I connect VIA TAP, my remote computer will appear as local and I will be able to see all my devices under "Network Neighborhood" and is very simple. My understanding is that the drawback is that connecting via TAP consumes significant network resources and is "noisy" (for lack of better term).
I don't necessarily need to be able to access my resources via Network Neighborhood, but I would at least like to RDP into my home desktop from where ever I am, or at the least access shared directories. I don't need much more (right now at least). Can either of these be done via TUN or is TAP the only option?
Thanks in advance!