RT2600ac when running a VPN on my router, can i target just Download station and nothing else?

[WST16]

You can have the same folder names at both ends. Less confusing.
Is the folder mount working?

 

[WST16]

Mounted folders look different. On VDSM the mounted folders will have a pipe under them.
Here’s a long version if you need it

https://nascompares.com/map-network-drive-in-synology/

 

[okeeffemarc]

Yes. Download station goes to one of the folders under mp that are mapped to a folder on the DSM.

Mounted folders look different. On VDSM the mounted folders will have a pipe under them.
Here’s a long version if you need it

https://nascompares.com/map-network-drive-in-synology/

It works! Thanks so very much for helping me out. This is an awesome solution that I think will be my primary means as I can still utilise my DS mobile apps this way too.

I do now have the same folder names, deleted the old ones. thanks very much mate.

 

[WST16]

Fantastic. You’re welcome. Just make sure your kill switch is working and go ahead, download the internet now

We’ll send you a brochure to the new SynoForum satellite VPN service (with a complementary picture of the evil cat). Payment in Bitcoin only

 

[okeeffemarc]

Im going to keep playing with SSH solutions like that from @Rusty too as im curious to learn. It only looks complicated if you don't understand it I guess.

 

[WST16]

ive set up my router to VPN my VDSM IP only

Are you configuring it to pass traffic (from VDSM) to your VPN service IP address only?

 

[okeeffemarc]

ive configured my router to pass my VDSM IP through a VPN, but not any other IP address. So I can keep my downloading private but also port forward remote streaming and enjoy the internet speeds ive payed for.

 

[WST16]

Nice. I need to get me one of those 2600s soon

 

[okeeffemarc]

Nice. I need to get me one of those 2600s soon

I’ve only had it a few weeks. Just had a virgin Super Hub 3 before. It’s very good. Very easy to use, even for a layman like me.

 

[WST16]

ive configured my router to pass my VDSM IP through a VPN, but not any other IP address. So I can keep my downloading private but also port forward remote streaming and enjoy the internet speeds ive payed for.

I’m trying to figure out where did you do that. As I said, I don’t have the 2600, but I’m curious (as a potential buyer).

I found this video tour (albeit a bit old). I can’t figure out where to control outbound traffic for individual clients on the LAN!

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[okeeffemarc]

I’m trying to figure out where did you do that. As I said, I don’t have the 2600, but I’m curious (as a potential buyer).

I found this video tour (albeit a bit old). I can’t figure out where to control outbound traffic for individual clients on the LAN!

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I can't find the video that educated me, so bear with me:

1. Goto Network centre:

2. goto internet, then VPN settings:

3. Here you'll find the same interface for adding VPN's as you do on DSM, so add what you have and connect. This will pass all of your router traffic through the VPN:

4. Then click on smart WAN:

5. You'll see the set up here. first click on 'interface priority:

6. Make WAN number 1, VPN number 2. That way all your internet traffic will go through your normal route, not the VPN.

7. Then click on policy route. Create a route, add your desired IP, and select VPN on the 'interface' drop down menu.

Now This one selected IP is running through the VPN, whilst the rest of the IP's in the network remain on the WAN. You can pick as many IP's as you want to use the VPN instead.

 

[WST16]

I see. So you’ve actually used the 2nd WAN port for VPN. I thought the VDSM was configured to connect to VPN through its own network interface. Didn’t know that you can do this.

The few tutorials I saw talks about the 2nd WAN port as a failover port only. It’s clear now. This opens up a lot of possibilities
Thank you for posting the screenshots

 

[okeeffemarc]

I see. So you’ve actually used the 2nd WAN port for VPN. I thought the VDSM was configured to connect to VPN through its own network interface. Didn’t know that you can do this.

The few tutorials I saw talks about the 2nd WAN port as a failover port only. It’s clear now. This opens up a lot of possibilities
Thank you for posting the screenshots

No probs. You can also configure the VDSM to connect to VPN through its own interface too.

 

[WST16]

No probs. You can also configure the VDSM to connect to VPN through its own interface too.

Yes of course. That’s what I’m doing with my VDSM, and was doing with DDSM. But no kill switch. I have to take care of that manually by removing the default gateway

 

[okeeffemarc]

Hello all, Im coming back to this excellent thread because I've run into a problem and I can't see how to fix it:

I got the RT6600AX to replace my 2600AC. It's changed my DS918+ IP and I think that's why it's messed up my mounted folder config that I set up a couple of years ago from all the ace help from this thread.

Is there a way of changing the file path? it'd be an easy fix of just changing the destination IP address? I can't find a way? I've tried deleting the current one and starting again, but it will not let me. I've also tried to start another Mount Point, and it says I have my maximum number of folders :-/

Does anyone know what to do please?

 

[Rusty]

Tools menu in File Station. There should be a mount list option. Open it, find your mount and edit the IP.

 

[okeeffemarc]

Its empty, I guess because im no longed mounted to anything? I can't seem to alter it, add another on or delete it. Driving me mad haha.

 

[Rusty]

Thats the action menu. What about the tools menu and remote mapping options?

 

[okeeffemarc]

I've tried these and they don't seem helpful? here i screen recoreded. Max is 1 min on Imgur.

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[ed.j]

For what it's worth, I set up a Raspberry Pi as a torrent box.

It uses qBittorrent and NordVPN and downloads files directly to the DS. Obviously as it's qBit it's really customisable. And the NordVPN RPi app has a killswitch, autoconnect etc built in

qBit has the option to access the interface from a browser on the network., so if I'm away from home, all I have to do is VPN to my DS and then open the qBit page to get torrents going/check them etc. And (I only found this out shortly after setting this up) that you can add various torrent sites to the inbuilt search function in qBittorrent - so literally everything can be done from one page.

It's much much easier than setting up on DSM... imo. The tricky part is getting your hands on a Raspberry Pi but I think quite a few people (especially those who hang out on a NAS forum..!) have them knocking about.

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e: I tried first on docker and it was so complicated I gave up. Maybe vDSM would have been a better option - but from the posts here it's not straightforwards!!