[Starlink] starlink and VPN

[Sebastian Moeller]

Hi David,

> On 21. Jan 2025, at 16:22, David Lang via Starlink <starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
> 
> b. angel wrote:
> 
>> David,
>> 
>> I gave up on open VPN and starlink a while ago. I've implemented wireguard
>> tunnels with success and reliability.
> 
> did you end up having to do anything with MTU? Did you use TCP or UDP for your transport?

Wireguard itself only allows UDP IIRC, you would need an additional outer TCP tunnel if you want/need TCP on the outside...

> 
> David Lang
> 
>> Keith
>> 
>> On Mon, Jan 20, 2025, 23:25 David Lang via Starlink <
>> starlink at lists.bufferbloat.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> has anyone done any work with openvpn over starlink (especially if they
>>> got the
>>> connectors to completely bypass the router)?
>>> 
>>> I've got the basic connectivity working, but am having problems trying to
>>> get
>>> openvpn to work (especially for traffic back through the cgnat to the
>>> router on
>>> the starlink side)
>>> 
>>> the logs on the client are reporting link local: (not bound) when trying
>>> UDP,
>>> when I try TCP (and clamp the mtu low) I can connect from the starlink
>>> side (st
>>> least sometimes) but cannot get the routing the other way to work
>>> 
>>> David Lang
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