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Router with vpn

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,419 ✭✭✭antix80


    Hi.
    No replies, so i went ahead and bought the TP-LINK AC 1350 router, on sale for €50.
    Scenario: work abroad without problems connecting to work systems/network remotely.

    I used the included network cable to connect the TP-Link's blue port to a yellow port on the Eir router.
    The setup was straightforward and TP-Link connected to the internet without issues. I bought a month of express VPN for €13 (money back guarantee, discounts for longer periods) and followed the directions for TP-Link and the setup for "manual configuration - PPTP & L2TP/IPsec" - it warns L2TP "provide(s) weak security benefits and should only be used for anonymization or for changing locations." I tried a few different locations including Ireland (my laptop still connected to work's VPN, remote desktop and office 365). I also tried portugal on my own laptop just to see if it worked and was greeted with ryanair.com in portuguese.
    So.. happy to say i found a solution.
    Obviously, this will require a wired internet connection. More and more hotels don't wire a network and offer wifi instead and it may not be an option to run VPN software on a work laptop for example, especially one that already has VPN software installed. A 4G router that supports VPN may be an option for travellers.

    I haven't tried foreign versions of netflix or other services <edit>nor do i intend to!</edit>

    A more expensive router that allows configuration via OpenVPN would probably be better security-wise. My router was advertised with OpenVPN, but my understanding is that's only for use as a server to access devices connected to the router. (or something.. either way, not what i wanted it for)


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,764 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Mod note: We can't allow discussion of bypassing copyright limitations through the use of VPNs, so you'll need to avoid any talk of that.


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