# Your built-in router VPN might be more trouble than it's worth

DevFeed: [Your built-in router VPN might be more trouble than it's worth](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-built-in-router-vpn-might-be-more-trouble-than-it-s-worth-161.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://tailscale.com/blog/built-in-router-nas-vpns>)

Author: Andrew Cunningham

Published: 2026-09-11T16:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Tailscale](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-tailscale.md>)

Topics: [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>), [Server](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/server.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>)

Tags: [nas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nas.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [server](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/server.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that built-in VPN servers on routers and NAS devices can be unreliable and difficult to use, especially on restrictive networks. It presents Tailscale as a better option for addressing those connection limitations.

## Source excerpt

Built-in VPNs are easy to start--then harder to live with.