I live in a somewhat rural area where the fastest internet I could get until earlier this year was 10mbps down/1mbps up DSL. I now also have the newer trashcan version of the TMobile Home Internet (speed varies, avg maybe 80mbps down/30 up). one issue with the TMobile though is there is no NAT control on the router for things like DDNS, port forwarding, etc. In the past (other places I have lived before this one) I have set up VPN and VNC to access at least one server on the LAN remotely when I am away. Also, in the past, I have used LogMeIn, which might work for my scenario/question below, but their price has gotten way excessive for the product.
My question is, the server I would like to get some remote access to has an itx mobo with wifi and one NIC rj-45 port. The single PCIe slot is needed for an HBA controller. It is running Windows 10 but I am possibly open to changing to Linux if that helps anything for this. Is there some way I can configure this box to mainly use the TMo when I am home, but still respond to VPN/VNC requests from the internet when I am away?
I haven't bonded connections (except back in ISDN days), but assumed I wouldn't want to do that? How would I ensure the reply traffic goes back with the DLS's IP address?
Remote access can be disabled when I am home, but the process to turn it on and off should be easy and reliable. I suppose I could turn wifi on and off and plug and unplug cables, but don't really want 20 minutes of config and testing before and after every trip. I also was hoping that I would be able to make some use of that TMo speed remotely, even if it wasn't for the VNC/VPN. For example, log in via VNC, open Chrome, start large download like Android SDK or something, ... and that uses the TMo connection to do the download.
Thanks for any help, as you can tell from the above I know just enough to be dangerous.
My question is, the server I would like to get some remote access to has an itx mobo with wifi and one NIC rj-45 port. The single PCIe slot is needed for an HBA controller. It is running Windows 10 but I am possibly open to changing to Linux if that helps anything for this. Is there some way I can configure this box to mainly use the TMo when I am home, but still respond to VPN/VNC requests from the internet when I am away?
I haven't bonded connections (except back in ISDN days), but assumed I wouldn't want to do that? How would I ensure the reply traffic goes back with the DLS's IP address?
Remote access can be disabled when I am home, but the process to turn it on and off should be easy and reliable. I suppose I could turn wifi on and off and plug and unplug cables, but don't really want 20 minutes of config and testing before and after every trip. I also was hoping that I would be able to make some use of that TMo speed remotely, even if it wasn't for the VNC/VPN. For example, log in via VNC, open Chrome, start large download like Android SDK or something, ... and that uses the TMo connection to do the download.
Thanks for any help, as you can tell from the above I know just enough to be dangerous.