If you go to enable VPN, it requires you to set a lock on your phone. Is there a way around this or a mod you can do if you are rooted to bypass this?
This is also driving me nuts.
I don't know if SecureSettings Tasker plugin supports ICS, but if it does, I can imagine a Tasker profile that enables lock right before you about to connect via VPN.
yeah, it's crazy. i don't even want to save my vpn password, so why should I be forced to use the secured cred. storage?
the only way I found so far is to delete the vpn after using it an re-entering when you need it. My admin loves it, I hate it.
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To not allow people to connect without a WPA?
With access control enabled, other people can access your local network, but cannot access the internet. A WPA/WEP key secures your connection. Access control is just an additional safeguard.
If you have access control on, when someone connects to your network your phone will vibrate and the device connecting to your phone will have a red icon next to it with an "x" in it. In the tether app, you can check the box next to that device and hit "apply" and it will allow that device to fully connect and transfer data.
I don't even use a password on mine. It appears open but I have the access control on, so even if someone connects, they can't upload/download without my permission. I love the access control feature.
I really like the access control function. I do a lot of file sharing between multiple machines in my home and it's nice to limit bandwidth usage while still allowing internal connectivity. Does anyone know if using access control without a security key has any known vulnerabilities?
thanks I finally know how it works I just hate when people connect to it in class.
lol Id rather kick them off and charge money per use hhahaa.
I think access control just permits/denies access based on the connecting device's MAC address. Is it as effective as wpa, no, but also has less overhead due to lack of encryption/decryption.
I've been reading and searching but I can't find anyway to do what I want so here goes.
I've three kind of connections working on my Desire, a Work WiFi that uses an VPN Tunnel to connect to the Lan, a Home WiFi and a Data Plan for Outside (HDSPA). Now the problem is that I only want the device to connect to the VPN in the Work WiFi but I can't seem to find any solution that let's me configure a VPN only active on an specific WiFi.
So, any ideas ?
VPN will can only be manually turned on or off. The standard phone will not automatically setup VPN connections based on the access point's SSID.
P.S: I am assuming you are not using any custom ROMs.
I'm on CM7 so yes on the custom rom part.
I understand from what you're saying that once I create the vpn I've to connect manually to it?
there are a few apps in the market wich allow you to switch the vpns on with a widget
maybe this is a little bit more comfortable
ps.: 5 VPN is one of these
zeussn said:
I'm on CM7 so yes on the custom rom part.
I understand from what you're saying that once I create the vpn I've to connect manually to it?
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Yes, you have to switch manually. As crendot pointed out, there are apps out there to let you switch by using on-screen widgets, but at the end of the day it has to be YOU who push the button
Anyone know of a way to be able to use VPN without having to enter a lockscreen password? The best I can do is set a time of 30 minutes before it requires a password or pin code to unlock my phone.
I realize this is a security function, but one I don't need. My VPN is only to remote print to my home printer with no file access.
NM: found VPNroot, it solved my issue.
I want to prevent my carrier from knowing that I am using CM11's native Hotspot or Tethering features. I know that they can look at the TTL of packets or analyze the traffic (Windows Update, Steam) to detect this. I have a subscription to a VPN service, Private Internet Access, which has an app on Android. If I enable the VPN mode of this app, will all the Hotspot traffic be routed through it, completely invisible to the carrier?
Searching showed me some conflicting answers on this, with some people saying to run it on the tethered device, and others saying to run it on the phone. I am thinking running VPN on phone, as the packets should appear to originate from the phone, rather than something 1 hop behind it.
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I want to prevent my carrier from knowing that I am using CM11's native Hotspot or Tethering features. I know that they can look at the TTL of packets or analyze the traffic (Windows Update, Steam) to detect this. I have a subscription to a VPN service, Private Internet Access, which has an app on Android. If I enable the VPN mode of this app, will all the Hotspot traffic be routed through it, completely invisible to the carrier?
Searching showed me some conflicting answers on this, with some people saying to run it on the tethered device, and others saying to run it on the phone. I am thinking running VPN on phone, as the packets should appear to originate from the phone, rather than something 1 hop behind it.
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To the best of my knowledge, they could easily know that you are connecting to the VPN tunnel as it utilizes a certain ports. However if it's correctly set up and utilize a secure protocol, all your traffic will get through the VPN and your ISP won't be able to decipher your online activities and your connection type or make sense of your internet traffic.
In other words, you may be using the VPN to connect to websites A, B, and C and send all sorts of interesting information to those websites; or send email; or whatever. Your ISP can see none of that. All they can see is encrypted data that they can't decrypt. So they know you're using a VPN, but they don't know what you're using it for.
Hope it could help.
This may not be a phone specific question, but I have new (currently unrooted) Pixel 3XL thus thought I would post here.
Without naming particular apps, I am trying to see if it is any longer possible to connect remotely to my home server(s) to be able to watch and stream various live tv programming. There used to be a modified app that was able to bypass the vpn options.
I have both OpenVPN and Shadowsocks Socks5 connnections created and working, and I can connect with either to my home network. However, it appears both of these still rely on making use of the Android VPN service, and I think that is why certain apps will not work over VPN?
I had thought Shadowsocks would not use the android VPN, but it appears to still does.
I have not tried anything else yet regarding SSH tunnel, etc., and open to any ideas if/how you may be able hide or mask your vpn connection from select apps on your phone.
Thanks,