Re:Tor in a safer language: Network team update from Amsterdam
by seibelj on Saturday April 01, 2017 @07:16PM
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You cannot use Netflix with any non-self-hosted VPN service, they have put a lot of effort into getting around it. We use PIA's DNS for anonymity.
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Re:Tor in a safer language: Network team update from Amsterdam
by m-j-fox on Sunday April 02, 2017 @02:23AM
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I'd be cool with whitelisting a couple of URLs, such as netflix.com. Or google, hacker news, whatever. Who cares if comcast sells the fact that I use a service everyone uses?
I really just want things that I access in Private Browsing, or using a service other than http/https, not to be recorded.
I understand that people in various countries want to use the Netflix from another country. But I'm representing the 99%.
Re:Tor in a safer language: Network team update from Amsterdam
by seibelj on Sunday April 02, 2017 @12:35PM
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As I said in the other comment, right now we recommend running 2 routers, and connecting to the normal router when you want to access VPN blocked services or want low-latency connections for online gaming. But we will investigate white-listing IP addresses, that would be very useful.
Re:Tor in a safer language: Network team update from Amsterdam
by Tempest1981 on Sunday April 02, 2017 @01:07AM
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So do you have a workaround? Can you bypass VPN routing for Netflix and other specific domains?
Re:Tor in a safer language: Network team update from Amsterdam
by seibelj on Sunday April 02, 2017 @12:33PM
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Interesting idea - adding whitelisted domains to bypass the VPN. We will investigate this. Currently we recommend running 2 routers simultaneously (which do not interfere because of automatic channel switching) with the VPN chained after the normal one. This allows you to choose when to use VPN. Basically the Easy VPN Router is designed to be super easy so that non-technical people don't mess anything up. Building one yourself is tricky, especially to cover edge cases like the VPN dropping, the internet going in and out, etc.