Comparing Soft Router Firmwares for using Tailscale Exit Node: OPNsense, pfSense & Openwrt

In my previous post, I mentioned that have a remote portal machine in my friend’s house where I use RustDesk to access into. However, in some use case, like access LAN resources and managing online services across multiple devices, the best practice is not using a remote desktop tool but having a VPN tunnel. Old Stories In the very early days, I used to use Hamachi to play LAN games like Counter Strike, Warcraft 3 and Minecraft with my internet friends. After I started doing homelab, I have used ZeroTier for quite a while before Tailscale came out. ...

August 2, 2026 · 9 min · Jun