how different is android tv / shield os from a stock android os? I'm having trouble getting my shield setup using an L2TP vpn connection so it can hit my local network without needing to expose plex to the internet but doesn't seem like that's a setting that's supported on android tv / shield?
Is there a way that I can install the service via command line so I can the standard android vpn settings? My vpn functions how i want on my pixel and tab just trying to figure out shield. I didn't want to have to spin up a different type of remote access vpn so figured id ask around multiple places before taking that route
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How do you do this? I have just been reading up on this and apparently it is very easy to get hacked or for someone to see what you are doing when you are connected to a hotel connection. I am going on vacation in about a month and plan on using my laptop on the hotel network. From the research I have done it seems like a VPN is my best bet? Anyone know about this stuff? I just don't want my passwords and credit card info getting swiped.
Use OpenVPN and tunnel all of your laptop's traffic to a secure remote location, or better yet, to a computer at your own home that has the OpenVPN server setup properly.
This will make it very difficult for anyone to see what you are doing.
Or, tether your phone's internet if that is a possibility for you and then use OpenVPN on your phone's tether if you're still worried.
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If you're running Windows you can make your Windows computer a VPN server really easily. Here's how.
Windows XP
http://www.onecomputerguy.com/networking/xp_vpn_server.htm
Windows 7
http://www.windows7library.com/blog/networking/a-quick-vpn-server-using-windows-7/
Then you need to go into your router and forward port 1723 for VPN traffic to the computer you just set up this VPN server on. Do a search on the brand name of your router plus 'incoming vpn port forward'
Once that's set you'll need a Dynamic DNS service so that you can access it over the Internet by name, even if your IP address at home changes. You can set this up for free here.
http://dyn.com/dns/dyndns-free/
Of course if you're on a Mac I can't help you there lol, I'm not a Mac guy.
Last up, if you're at a hotel, VPN connections don't always work coming out of a hotel due to cheap/crappy setups. To PoisonWolf's point, having tethering on your phone is always a great backup in case the hotel's Internet access isn't good.
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From my desktop i am using BeeVPN and would love to have my phone connection using the VPN protocol protecting my traffic on my phone as well.
So now i am hoping someone here are using either beevpn or a similar service and have setup a secure vpn on their note and would share their experience in doing so?
I've setup a VPN to my home using Windows 7's built in VPN server. I used Dyndns to sort out the physical IP address to my home (since I don't have a static IP) and then set up the port forwarding on my router to forward VPN connections to the PC I have running the VPN service.
Works like a charm (PPTP protocol being used.)
I have openvpn on my XP home machine and also on my (rooted) note. It is a bit fiddly to get the note's internet traffic routing via the home XP box - that does not happen by default on an openvpn connection, you have to set it up in the openvpn server config file. Should then be OK but unfortunately, pushing the default gateway doesn't seem to work on Android in practice. The openvpn client on the note has a workaround for this - a menu option to "fix DNS problems" which does the job after the VPN is established.
I use this method for any stuff I do on public wifi other than basic web surfing where I have no security concerns. So, banking, utilities etc. all goes over VPN. I also use it when I need to present my home IP address rather than thet of the connection I'm currently on: eg. for watching UK TV streams whilst outwith UK, and for remote access to 3rd party systems that sit behind firewalls which allow my static home IP through but nothing else).
Connecting to the VPN from public wifi/3G is very easy (once I've woken the XP box with Wake on LAN). The only real downside is that your download speed over the VPN in this configuration is limited to the UPLOAD speed of your home broadband. I get 800Kbps which is sufficient for decent video streaming (skygo/TVcatchup).
The other major benefit of VPN is that you can remotely access your home PC's and services on them via internal ip addreses without having to open up ports on your router on the WAN interface.
I've had a Vpn set up on my note for about 4 months now with no problems.
I use vpnaccounts.com as the server very easy and simple to setup.
I just wish the Vpn would work using my data connection and not just Wifi but we can't have everything!
georgios73 said:
I've had a Vpn set up on my note for about 4 months now with no problems.
I use vpnaccounts.com as the server very easy and simple to setup.
I just wish the Vpn would work using my data connection and not just Wifi but we can't have everything!
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I'm located in Brazil and also use vpnaccounts.com on my laptop, pc, Galaxy Note and Nexus S. The server I connect to is in Dallas Tx.
I also use the 1 VPN app which gives you 1 click logon.
Everything works great!
Yes but don't you have to enter your VPN password every time you want to turn on the VPN?
I can't find a way to keep the password remembered by the device.
Why can't I seem to get VPN working on my rooted KF?
I have tried several of the ROM's and have even tried with the new 3.0 kernel.
I have a VPN router setup at a remote location and all I want to do is connect to it using the KF so that when I am out of the country I can access media with a US based IP.
Any help or direction would be appreicated.
I know the VPN setup is working and have tested it on both a iphone and a pc. The KF takes the setup info but always fails to connect to the PPTP VPN.
So the title is pretty in depth, but I am a newbie to VPNs and need some help.
I live in NJ, big NY Rangers fan and I currently do not have an satellite or cable service so I rely on my psvue subscription and amazon fire tv which has Kodi on it.
I created a VPN with ExpressVPN, downloaded their software app on my mac and have the VPN up and running (on my mac). I don't have a compatible router to run the VPN through, so I read that I can use my mac to share the VPN to the amazon fire tv. How do I go about successfully doing this? ExpressVPN said my Mac has to be hardwired via ethernet to my existing router, is this true?
I also wanted to know that if I successfully get the amazon fire tv connected to my VPN connection, will my kodi app run off of that connected VPN or do I have to manually configure the VPN via Kodi as well? I am thinking that having the VPN connected on the Fire stick will be sufficient enough for Kodi.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.blinkt.openvpn
If you pay for a vpn service that doesnt allow you to use an openvpn client, stop paying for that service..
Using the mac doesnt make that much sense, since the firetv can connect to vpn services on its own. If you WANT to use the mac you would connect it to the internet via lan and create a hotspot on the wlan side on which the firetv then connects. So look for mac hotspot programs if you absolutely want to do it that way.
The app above works witha ll apps as soon as it connects, so no extra setup in kodi needed. Successfully tested under 5.0.5.
harlekinwashere said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.blinkt.openvpn
If you pay for a vpn service that doesnt allow you to use an openvpn client, stop paying for that service..
Using the mac doesnt make that much sense, since the firetv can connect to vpn services on its own. If you WANT to use the mac you would connect it to the internet via lan and create a hotspot on the wlan side on which the firetv then connects. So look for mac hotspot programs if you absolutely want to do it that way.
The app above works witha ll apps as soon as it connects, so no extra setup in kodi needed. Successfully tested under 5.0.5.
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Well How would I know if ExpressVPN allows me to use an openvpn client? I thought the fire tv couldnt connect to vpn on its on so that is why I was having my mac come into play, but it is getting a little too complicated for me. So I download this app from the google play store via my android device? If you can give me some more direction I would greatly appreciate all of your help!
Edit: I can use my android device and sideload the app via AGK Fire...learning a little more each second
You should be able to setup a VPN through a Router, even the crappy Ones issued by your ISP.
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You should be able to setup a VPN through a Router, even the crappy Ones issued by your ISP.
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hmmm I will have to look into that with my ISP router, thanks
I know how much you all love reddit QA culture - but
Using a VPN client on the device itself i the best way to realize this.
Setting up a VPN on your router is a worse way to realize this, mostly favored by people that read it once, and never tried it. Its only viable if your router supports selective tunneling, so you can tunnel the traffic from one ip through your vpn, but not from others. Which is only possible on newer dd-wrt or equivalent routers, because on older build one of the necessary commands broke - setting up your whole internet to go through the vpn is like paying for worse internet.
The router most likely is the slowest piece of equipment in your chain, so switching it off and on again is a chore - believe me I tried to make it work for three days. Interfacing with the router isnt great either.
So yes, I bet 90% of the people advising you to use a VPN connection on your router, have just read it somewhere ad thought it would be great to repeat it in every context.
Also ISP router - haha, yeah - good luck.
The only way VPN on a rounter makes sense is if you are on on of the _recent_ open source routers, and can spend a day to get either openvpn or pptp running there (no documentation from most VPN vendors) and selective tunneling to the Fire TV - or if by some really strange luck, have bought a commercial router that has VPN tunneling to one specific device built in.
Imho bad idea, even worse in practice (routers UI to switch -), but the favorite of the collective knowledge crowd that hangs out on reddit and repeats what people before them have said. Because they just went with what sounded right.
Does your VPN provider support Open VPN connections? Well, shouldnt that be something that you ask yourself before choosing a VPN provider? Also - dont ask the internet, if your provider supports it, ask your provider - again, you are paying the provider, so use its support infrastructure to ask the important questions.
The issue with the "what the most eazy" mindset, when it comes to VPNs or interoperating devices, is that you have to rely on open standards (like Open VPN) and not brand, or best vendor app. Its a strange concept, but actually knowing about stuff, before going into a monthly payment plan - is actually a good thing...
cheers h.
I recently bought a new Asus router that allows me to use it as an Open VPN server.
Installed the Open VPN GUI/Apps on both Windows and Android devices, and both platforms were giving me full access to my Home network.
However, while the Windows devices still work 100%, all my Android devices are now barred from entering my Home network (though they allow general internet access through the server just fine).
Any ideas what's gone wrong on the Android side of things?
Thanks.
How are you connecting to your VPN server? Are your Android devices connected via wifi etc or are they using cellular networks to connect via your WAN
It sounds to me like a routing issue, for example your local network could be 192.168.1.0 and your VPN 10.0.0.1, so if your android device is connected via the 10. network unless routed it wouldn't know how to access your 192 network.
This seems like a similar issue, maybe you can find more help here: https://forums.openvpn.net/viewtopic.php?t=21311
Thanks for the reply, which I've only just had a chance to look at.
I can't get inside my network by neither cellular or wifi.
I'll have a good look at the link you've posted and report back.
I'm very much a network newbie and this has been very frustrating as it worked when I first set it up and now it doesn't, in spite of router factory resets.