u/SableCreekLab

I have ordered Starlink which I understand will put me behind CGNAT. I will bypass the Starlink router and use my own. But I have a security camera DVR which I will need to access remotely from my Android phone when I'm not there. I am trying to test out the Tailscale setup ahead of time so hopefully I won't have any down time when I get the Starlink installed.

I have a Windows Desktop at the house which I have set up with Tailscale. I enabled IP forwarding, advertised the subnet and "run unattended" command. In my Tailscale machine list I can see the subnet and have added myself to auto approver for the subnet. On my Android, I can ping the Desktop.

The router currently has ports forwarded for the DVR. The phone has an app to view the cameras remotely, but I am unable to see them when I have Tailscale running on the phone. I can ping the DVR IP directly from my phone but the camera viewing app connection fails to connect.

My thought was that I could disable the port forwarding to test whether I could access the cameras with Tailscale. But clearly I'm missing something here. No joy either with ports forwarded or not.

Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

Editing to add: I also have a no-ip dyn dns set up on the router and OpenVPN and an Updating client on the desktop keeping the current IP updated. Not sure if that could be conflicting things?

I'm getting the Standard 4 kit soon and I'm planning to use it with my own router.

I saw a Youtube that said you can connect directly from the power block to your own router, eliminating the Starlink router. Can I use any cat 5e or 6 ethernet cable to my router? Any potential danger to a 3rd party router doing this considering the port is POE, or because a regular cable doesn't carry power then it isn't an issue?

I have checked for obstacles in the location I plan to put the antenna, and I think the 50 foot cable should be long enough to get to the basement where I want to put the power block. Then I planned to run the (regular?) ethernet cable across the basement to come up into the house where the router is. Does the length of this cable affect performance? I plan to try to measure this better so if I need to buy anything else I will have it when the SL arrives.

Initially I plan to use the kickstand on the antenna on a flat roof section, but I have an old tv dish pipe mount right nearby that I want to attach it to. Have to buy the adapter mount.

I ordered a standard kit, and the 100gb plan for my house (in the US) from Starlink. The order says pending, no shipping or tracking info. Does anyone know about how long they are taking to ship them? The order and the subscription says pending.

I have seen people saying you can go buy one, and then refuse the shipment when it comes. If you do that, then you start a new subscription in your account and the pending one will go away?

Also, anyone know what the one-time activation fee is on the 100 gb plan?

After a completely dead battery, I recharged it, now my U Connect screen is black, won't turn on, and the fuel gauge says it's empty when I know there was half a tank of gas in it.

Does this have something to do with the aux battery? If I just leave the car running awhile will it recharge the aux battery and will those gremlins go away?

This car is relatively new to me so I'm not sure how all that stuff works together. Thank you for any info.