My issue is that many of my remote desktop apps require knowing the IP adress of the other PC. I’m looking for a VPN that auto-discovers other devices on the same network. That way I could just “ssh” into the same IP every time, because it would be IP inside of a virtual network. Ideally I am looking a solution that does not require internet connection.

Thanks.

Edit: I should probably specify my usecase. I have a portable desktop and use VNC from a laptop to connect to it. To do that I need the IP of the desktop but that’s different on a different network. This can be solved by using hostname.local as the “IP”. (hostname is the “ubuntu” in “bob@ubuntu$:~/Documents”) The solution is quite simple, I just haven’t known about it.

  • @breadsmasher
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    76 months ago

    couldnt you use device / hostname instead?

    • @TMP_NKcYUEoM7kXg4qYeOP
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      6 months ago

      Unfortunately the router at my gf’s house does not resolve the hostname, so no. Though thanks for the suggestion, I feel kinda stupid for not trying that.

      Edit: I’m a noob. Solved by adding “.local” suffix after the hostname.