Re: Accessing a host with variable IP addresses / connection types

[Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>]

On Sat, 26 Oct 2019 00:04:17 +0200
deloptes <deloptes@gmail.com> wrote:

> Celejar wrote:
> 
> > I don't get it - IIUC, this sort of thing will work if a given system
> > is always available via a remote connection. In such a case, we can set
> > up the routes so that clients on the local network know to route
> > packets to the given system through the VPN server. But in my case, the
> > given system is sometimes available locally and sometimes remotely -
> > how will the local systems know when to send packets locally and when
> > to send them through the gateway?
> 
> OK, understood finally!
> What prevents you using the same IP over the VPN IP - you would have two IPs
> when connected over VPN. I have not tested this, but could think it should
> work. Still need to add a route on the machine in the home network that
> needs to send to the same IP to find this IP in the VPN.

I suppose that this is another idea worth looking into - thanks.

Celejar