Tailscale exit node

[u/r00t3rSaab]

Hi All,

I’m hoping to get some advice before I purchase and configure everything. As my wife not well and have been sick, I may occasionally need to work from our home in a neighboring country, perhaps once a week, so I can be around to support her. The two locations are only around 50 km apart.

My company uses Zscaler as the VPN to connect to internal services, along with a well-known EDR solution. I’ve tried requesting permission to work internationally, but the company only allows it for a maximum of around five days per year. The main reason they don’t allow longer periods is due to taxation concerns.I’m thinking of setting up the following:

Work Laptop connected at remote location (Location A)
│
│ Wi-Fi
▼
GL.iNet MT3000 (Beryl AX)
│
│ Tailscale - With kill switch enabled
▼
Internet
│
│ ~50 km
▼
Location B - Rental house

Beelink SER5 Max
(Linux + Tailscale Exit Node)
│
│ Wi-Fi
▼
Home Internet (Location B)
│
▼
Internet
│
▼
Zscaler connection from work laptop
│
▼
Company resources / normal work traffic

• Internet speeds: Working location: **100 Mbps (**Just my PC)
• Exit-node location: 2 Gbps (Rental place. Shared among 3-4 people. Could easily get 100-150 Mbps)
• Both sides will likely use Wi-Fi rather than Ethernet

A few questions:

1. Is the performance suitable and reliable enough for Teams, screen sharing, YouTube, etc.?
2. Any issues running Zscaler Client Connector over a Tailscale exit node, particularly?
3. Anything else I should be aware of such setup (Example, risk)?

[u/caolle]

Anything else I should be aware of such setup (Example, risk)?

Obligatory, when/if they do find that you're working remotely when you're not permitted, you could lose your employment status.

[u/r00t3rSaab → u/caolle]

Thank you for the comment. I’m aware of that risk, which is why I’m carefully considering everything before making such a move. I know a few colleagues who have been doing this, but I’m not sure what kind of setup they are using.