tinc on phone

[Roman Mamedov]

On Thu, 1 Jul 2021 06:25:37 +0200 (CEST)
Erich Eckner <SRS0=Te+a=LZ=eckner.net=tinc at mijnuvt.nl> wrote:

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> On Wed, 30 Jun 2021, Roman Mamedov wrote:
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> > On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 19:36:48 +0200 (CEST)
> > Erich Eckner <SRS0=V1rx=LY=eckner.net=tinc at mijnuvt.nl> wrote:
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> >> Thanks for the information - With this app, I have now tinc successfully
> >> running on my android phone, too :-)
> >>
> >> Only minor thing: It successfully connects to two tinc nodes "in the
> >> internet", but fails to connect to the tinc node running on my router -
> >> this one is only reachable indirectly via the other nodes.
> >
> > Accessing a service on the router from inside its LAN, using the router's
> > public IP, will not always work. That's called NAT hairpinning or NAT loopback:
> > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairpinning
> > Check if you have an option like that to enable in the router settings.
> 
> Oh, this will definitely not work - there are (at least) three nats
> between the wifi and the internet: The router, the cable modem and the
> upstream ISP.
> 
> But I'm also not trying this: I'm trying to access the router on its
> internal ip (same subnet as the wifi itself).

Check "man tinc.conf" for "LocalDiscovery", enabling that might also help.

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With respect,
Roman