It used to be challenging to connect to a network that was not accessible from your local network, but not anymore.
The easy way to connect securely
Install a VPN service like Tailscape, but there are many other free options available.
- Install Tailscape on your computers running BOINC.
- Next install Tailscape on the computer or device running BoincTasks. (BoincTasks-Js and BoincTasks-M)
- Create a Tailscape account and log in on both ends.
- Check the IP address used by Tailscape on your remote computer, which should be different from the local IP address. Click on the Tailscape taskbar icon to see the IP address that needs to be entered in BoincTasks.
- This works great on mobile devices, such as phones, when switching from Wi-Fi to the mobile internet.
Create a direct route from the internet to your local computer.
- Set up your router to forward port 31614 to your local network.
- If you don’t have a fixed IP address on your internet connection, there are several ways to obtain one, such as xxx.xx.com.
- Some routers have this feature built in.
- While this is not difficult to set up, it exposes your BOINC traffic to the Internet without encryption. This is the least secure way to connect.
Using a vpn
You can set up a VPN from your router to the device running BoincTasks.
While this method is secure, it is not as easy to set up.