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<div class="moz-cite-prefix"><font face="Tomson Talks">Steve Litt
wrote on 2026-09-07 17:36:<br>
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<pre class="moz-quote-pre" wrap=""><font face="Tomson Talks">I want to be able to "phone home" to my desktop Linux machine securely.
What do y ou all think about using tailscale to do this?</font></pre>
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">Tailscale (or just its underlying
technology - WireGuard) would be the best way as far as I know.</font></p>
<p><font face="Tomson Talks">Unsure if / how Tailscale handles
frequently changing IP addresses at home though?</font></p>
<p><font face="Tomson Talks">Does your home IP change very often?</font></p>
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">I'm on cable internet with a pretty
static IP and WireGuard worked very well - fast connections
& re-connections, and bandwidth was close to max possible
with my ISP.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Tomson Talks">There are quite a few podcasts, etc.,
sponsored by Tailscale. You could probably find a promo code to</font></p>
<p><font face="Tomson Talks">a) get a discount</font></p>
<p><font face="Tomson Talks">and/or</font></p>
<p><font face="Tomson Talks">b) support a worthy content creator /
YouTube channel</font></p>
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