Turn Your Office Mac Mini into a Personal VPN: 5 Approaches Compared

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1. The Problem: Your Mac Mini Is Stranded Behind a Firewall

You have a Mac Mini sitting in the office, always on, always connected. You want to reach it from home — SSH into it, use it as a proxy, or route your traffic through the office network. The problem: it’s behind a corporate NAT firewall, has no public IP of its own, and IT isn’t going to punch holes in the firewall for your personal convenience.

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Turn Your Office Mac Mini into a Personal VPN: 5 Approaches Compared

1. The Problem: Your Mac Mini Is Stranded Behind a Firewall