https://sanjayregmi.com/tags/nat/ Recent content in Nat on SANJAY REGMI Hugo -- gohugo.io en Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:29:04 -0800 https://sanjayregmi.com/posts/how-to-get-the-best-throughput-both-upload-and-download-from-remote-servers-when-connected-via-tailscale-and-using-pfsense-firewall/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:29:04 -0800 https://sanjayregmi.com/posts/how-to-get-the-best-throughput-both-upload-and-download-from-remote-servers-when-connected-via-tailscale-and-using-pfsense-firewall/ <p>If you’ve had a VPS with Hetzner in Europe (very competitive hosting rates) and you’re a <a href="https://sanjayregmi.com/tags/tailscale/" >Tailscale aficionado</a> you’ve probably <a href="https://sanjayregmi.com/posts/how-to-install-tailscale-on-freebsd/" >used Tailscale</a> and been unhappy with upload/download speeds in kilobytes when connected via Tailscale over SSH. It turns out one reason for the low throughput is that you use <a href="https://sanjayregmi.com/tags/pfsense/" >pfSense</a> as your firewall, and it can be difficult for Tailscale to punch a hole through pfSense. As a result, it falls back to its DERP servers, which are shared resources for all Tailscale users and often have poor throughput. With that said, here’s a quick change to apply on pfSense to alleviate the problem.</p>