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hi all. I'm living in a country where nearly all sites (even facebook, youtube, twitter, friendfeed ...) have been filtered and we can not access them without vpn.
I use vpn on my pc and there is no problem using it but I can't have it on my ppc.
I setup everything in detail but when I try to connect I get the username/pass error which says:
VPN server problem. Verify your username and password, and try again. If the problem continues, turn the device off and try again
I've asked my vpn provider for mobile compatible IP and he has given me so, which he says works fine for iphone users. but I still have problem connecting to.
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here are the info of the vpn I use:
server ip : us.parsns.co.cc
pars.services: VPN Type : L2TP
pars.services: key ya secret : r3102030a10
user: parsservice
pass: test
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can anybody help please?

The name pings as 173.236.83.117, have you tried putting this in instead of the full name? also have you put the name/ip adress in your exceptions list? I believe you will need to!

How to use VPN in CM10?

Just installed CM10 by Quarx. I found it requires enable some security before adding VPN accounts. That'll disable the slipe wheel for unlocking the phone.
Even I did that. I can not get my VPN established.
May there be somebody help me?
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I found a solution only speed very slow but Ok for twitter. You can search and download in Google play
It's droidvpn. web:www.droidvpn.com
It required a rooted phone.

i have same issue. When i use pptp to establish VPN, but it failed.
CM9 also have the same problem.
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I never use a cm9 before. But why can't the vpn be available?
I cannot go without vpn in China.
Government blocks YouTube, twitter, Facebook, Google drive, blogger, etc.
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instantlx said:
I never use a cm9 before. But why can't the vpn be available?
I cannot go without vpn in China.
Government blocks YouTube, twitter, Facebook, Google drive, blogger, etc.
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In English
I use VPN to sync my google account, thanks to our great GFW, i can't sync my google account without VPN..
Any solutions ?
In Chinese
:victory:难得在这看到自己人
可能VPN在CM9和CM10里有BUG。

Leicxan said:
In English
I use VPN to sync my google account, thanks to our great GFW, i can't sync my google account without VPN..
Any solutions ?
In Chinese
:victory:难得在这看到自己人
可能VPN在CM9和CM10里有BUG。
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你好。好像同步账户是可以的。但是twitter，这个比较纠结啊。
Hi， seems I can sync account. But for twitter, no idea.
May be I should try Goagent and some other ways to get across the GFW

instantlx said:
你好。好像同步账户是可以的。但是twitter，这个比较纠结啊。
Hi， seems I can sync account. But for twitter, no idea.
May be I should try Goagent and some other ways to get across the GFW
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还有个方法，就是你用电脑先连接VPN，然后再共享这个VPN，最后想办法让手机使用电脑的这个网络，比如adhoc或者是用无线路由器，不过这是临时方法，并不能真正解决问题
i have another solution, you can use your computer to establish VPN, then try to share this vpn, but i can't use this solution everytime, any developer can help us ?
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VPN with CM9, CM10
instantlx said:
Just installed CM10 by Quarx. I found it requires enable some security before adding VPN accounts. That'll disable the slipe wheel for unlocking the phone.
Even I did that. I can not get my VPN established.
May there be somebody help me?
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As far as I tried unfortunately nor CM9 neither CM10 support PPTP VPN.
The only VPN I could use is OpenVPN. You can download two apps (Installer and settings) from the Google Play. Installer shows you if you have all necessary files installed.
You must establish VPN server or get approach to one of commercial OpenVPN servers. The problem is that OpenVPN server normally works with server/client certificates what demands cert key on the client side. You can't install cert key on Android so you must follow this solution:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#auth
It might be a problem to install effective OpenVPN server for you because it will face the same obstacles which demands use of VPN for uncensored approach to web in your country. Possible solutions are:
1. ask a friend abroad to share VPN server with you;
2. use commercial VPN server but be cautious: a few support user/password identification of the client, which is the only appropriate approach for android.
Take a look on this site:https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/. You can have 2 clients connected simultaneously for les than 40$ a year. If you share VPN with someone...

I've got GAE agent working on my defy
I've got GAE agent working on my defy. Say goodbye to VPN now.

piskr said:
As far as I tried unfortunately nor CM9 neither CM10 support PPTP VPN.
The only VPN I could use is OpenVPN. You can download two apps (Installer and settings) from the Google Play. Installer shows you if you have all necessary files installed.
You must establish VPN server or get approach to one of commercial OpenVPN servers. The problem is that OpenVPN server normally works with server/client certificates what demands cert key on the client side. You can't install cert key on Android so you must follow this solution:
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#auth
It might be a problem to install effective OpenVPN server for you because it will face the same obstacles which demands use of VPN for uncensored approach to web in your country. Possible solutions are:
1. ask a friend abroad to share VPN server with you;
2. use commercial VPN server but be cautious: a few support user/password identification of the client, which is the only appropriate approach for android.
Take a look on this site:https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/. You can have 2 clients connected simultaneously for les than 40$ a year. If you share VPN with someone...
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Does CM10 support L2TP VPN?
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VPN Client on the Fire TV

Hi,
I'm in France and trying to set up a VPN client on the Fire TV.
The only decent I've found on the store is VPNroot which won't connect and display a "socket address family" error.
I'm using Boxpn service which works great on my desktop/mobiles.
Anyone succeeded in setting a VPN client on the ftv ?

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c0mm0n said:
Hi,
I'm in France and trying to set up a VPN client on the Fire TV.
The only decent I've found on the store is VPNroot which won't connect and display a "socket address family" error.
I'm using Boxpn service which works great on my desktop/mobiles.
Anyone succeeded in setting a VPN client on the ftv ?
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Not yet. I have tried HMA and vyprVPN the apps crash when connecting to a server. You could do what I did and install DD-WRT on your router, granted your router is compatible. It works great for me and a have everything behind that router protected by the VPN

Yes i'm working on the router side too, but still thinks it'd be great to have the client running on the FTV itself.

c0mm0n said:
Yes i'm working on the router side too, but still thinks it'd be great to have the client running on the FTV itself.
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Yeah, it would be cool to take it anywhere with you and just fire up the VPN app and get all the content without having to worry about carrying a router with you. ill keep looking into it. will update if find anything

Tun.ko with droidvpn works.
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Proxydroid with socks5 algo works.
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I'm afraid, Fire TV OS is not particularly receptive to VPN usage however, if your router supports DD-WRT firmware, it's a good news because DD-WRT has the option of selecting different VPN configurations like: PPTP, L2TP or OpenVPN and Once configured, users on the network don’t need to enter a log in process when they need to activate the VPN. It just starts automatically, so any device connects automatically and easily, giving you all the benefits of using a reliable VPN service.

^^ Macuser just mentioned the tun.ko vpn module got it working. Theres a tun.ko installer by droidvpn in the playstore that some of u guys may want to mess with.

i tried to follow Rose Ab's idea
i found an old router with dd-wrt on it, i now have to networks: one local and one connected via vpn which has the AFTV on it.
it works great

lanfeust said:
i tried to follow Rose Ab's idea
i found an old router with dd-wrt on it, i now have to networks: one local and one connected via vpn which has the AFTV on it.
it works great
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Care to share how you configured the two networks? I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but can't find a reliable guide to do so.
I have two routers - both configured with dd-wrt. I find that when I plug my second router (w/vpn) into the first's LAN port, I can never get a connection to pass through. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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vyktym said:
Care to share how you configured the two networks? I'm thinking about doing the same thing, but can't find a reliable guide to do so.
I have two routers - both configured with dd-wrt. I find that when I plug my second router (w/vpn) into the first's LAN port, I can never get a connection to pass through. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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actually, i have one router for my "usefull" network wich is configured as a gateway (you can use your internet box too). The other is configured as a vpn connected client, connected on the first, making a network for devices that need to be connected to the USA. I use purevpn and they have good tutorials for tomato or ddwrt and other kind of routers.
I also have a NAS with two ethernet ports... each connected on a different network, so it can be available from the fire tv and my computer

lanfeust said:
actually, i have one router for my "usefull" network wich is configured as a gateway (you can use your internet box too). The other is configured as a vpn connected client, connected on the first, making a network for devices that need to be connected to the USA. I use purevpn and they have good tutorials for tomato or ddwrt and other kind of routers.
I also have a NAS with two ethernet ports... each connected on a different network, so it can be available from the fire tv and my computer
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Thanks for clarifying. I think I got it working on my end by configuring the 2nd router to use the first router's IP address as the gateway and local DNS server. Still not my preferred option (waiting for the PIA android app to function by itself), but it will work for now. Cheers.

wouldnt it be better to just load up DDWRT on a router and configure your vpn from there?

macuser said:
Tun.ko with droidvpn works.
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Can you tell us a little more about how you got this working?
Thanks

The best option avalaible is proxydroid.
Droidvpn is too slow.
Knowing this, if you still prefer using a vpn just let me know.

macuser said:
The best option avalaible is proxydroid.
Droidvpn is too slow.
Knowing this, if you still prefer using a vpn just let me know.
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Can you explain the settings on the router side? I have dd-wrt

OpenVPN running both natively and on router
justin6162 said:
Can you explain the settings on the router side? I have dd-wrt
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There is a thread on reddit that explains both using the OpenVPN client directly on FireTV or split-routing setup.
Here is the link to use the OpenVPN client natively on FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/
Here is the link to use OpenVPN on the router and selectively route traffic over the tunnel for the FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/cjwup38
I'm sure you can adapt the instructions to suit dd-wrt. And if you can't, maybe you should switch over to OpenWRT.
P.s. I'm a lurker so I cannot generate links until I've posted 10 times. Maybe a mod can do it, or someone else can repost it, or better yet, transcribe the instructions.

snappywan said:
There is a thread on reddit that explains both using the OpenVPN client directly on FireTV or split-routing setup.
Here is the link to use the OpenVPN client natively on FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/
Here is the link to use OpenVPN on the router and selectively route traffic over the tunnel for the FireTV:
reddit.com/r/fireTV/comments/2b4hlh/finally_got_vpn_working/cjwup38
I'm sure you can adapt the instructions to suit dd-wrt. And if you can't, maybe you should switch over to OpenWRT.
P.s. I'm a lurker so I cannot generate links until I've posted 10 times. Maybe a mod can do it, or someone else can repost it, or better yet, transcribe the instructions.
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I was able to get a split tunnel up and running on an ASUS RT-N66U router running Merlin Firmware. The VPN in Merlin is basically a port of OpenVPN in the tomato firmware implementation. The first step is to create the VPN tunnel and then you can setup the separate routes. For Private Internet Access (PIA). I used the following instructions to setup the tunnel:
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/110/updated-tomato-setup-for-newer-branches-including-tomatousb/p1
Next I followed the instructions on this page for setting up a separate route for my FireTv. With this configuration my AFTV goes through the VPN tunnel and everything else goes through the normal Wan to my ISP. I followed the following instruction. Look at page 2 of the post for the instructions by WIZIN
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9311&highlight=split
This is tailored for ASUS routers, but the idea should not be too difficult to implement on and dd-wrt o tomato firmware.
For me this is a much cleaner solution than running something on the AFTV. It starts up and shuts down with the router, so I don' have worry about restarting it when I reboot on the AFTV or it using CPU and memory on the AFTV.

Please help
Rose Ab said:
I'm afraid, Fire TV OS is not particularly receptive to VPN usage however, if your router supports DD-WRT firmware, it's a good news because DD-WRT has the option of selecting different VPN configurations like: PPTP, L2TP or OpenVPN and Once configured, users on the network don’t need to enter a log in process when they need to activate the VPN. It just starts automatically, so any device connects automatically and easily, giving you all the benefits of using a reliable VPN service.
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I have a fire tv and would like to have a backup to connect to the office. I have a Asus N900 which has asuswrt fimrware. How do I setup the client to connect I am getting bad config on mine when trying to connect. IPCP -timeout sending config-requests.

new AFTV in uk and dns ?

i know you cant root a new AFTV bought in the UK but if i want to install kodi on it and be able to watch geo-restricted sites , is it still possible to use a DNS service on the AFTV and get into the dns settings without it being rooted ? thanks

davemaden said:
i know you cant root a new AFTV bought in the UK but if i want to install kodi on it and be able to watch geo-restricted sites , is it still possible to use a DNS service on the AFTV and get into the dns settings without it being rooted ? thanks
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Yes you can do that, that is exactly what I do for watching the football at the weekend, there are plenty of guides and even apps on this site which sideload apk's for you using adb.
No need for root

if i use a DNS service and im in the uk , will i be able to watch the sites my isp has blocked or would i need a vpn and not a DNS ? sorry if this seems a stupid question , but im sick of my isp blocking sites and want to know how to get round it without it slowing everything down ,. I cant do much with the router as its virgin media superhub and cant install a vpn on it or change dns settings . thanks

davemaden said:
if i use a DNS service and im in the uk , will i be able to watch the sites my isp has blocked or would i need a vpn and not a DNS ? sorry if this seems a stupid question , but im sick of my isp blocking sites and want to know how to get round it without it slowing everything down ,. I cant do much with the router as its virgin media superhub and cant install a vpn on it or change dns settings . thanks
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With the DNS settings (which you can enter directly into the AFTV) it only gives you access to geo restricted sites such as NBC Sports Live Extra, to get access to all sites you'll need a VPN so will need to buy a new router to either replace or connect to your Superhub. You will probably lose about 50% of your speed as well on a vpn with Virgin so recommend you try out some trial smart dns services first to see if that's enough for you.
Most smart dns services offer a free one or two week trial so you can try them all out before deciding on the best/cheapest

L2TP VPN Doesn't work on native MIUI 11.0.3

Hello everyone,
as noted in the title of this thread, I cannot connect to L2TP/IPSec VPN Server from my phone (Redmi Note 8 Pro, running MIUI 11.0.3 stock).
I've done extensive troubleshooting and appears that phone never even contacts the server. When i configure everything and toggle the VPN, it will try to connect but never does, and then times out.
I'm watching the logs on the server, nothing appears.
I'm watching tcpdump on the server, no packet is even received from phone.
I've connected to WiFi network from i which i know i can connect to VPN (for example from PC or my MikroTik router) and it cannot even connect from that network.
I've enabled packet sniffer on root MikroTik router to sniff the packets, filtering MAC address of my phone, and guess what... When i click on VPN, it doesn't even try to connect to VPN serever. VPN server IP address doesn't even appear on sniff.
I'm wondering why is this happening, is anyone else having issues with L2TP/IPSec VPN? How do i inform Xiaomi of this issue since I've placed couple of feedbacks back in the day, never received an answer and those issues still persists so i don't even thing they are reading the feedback that is sent to them from phone app.
Hoping to get to the bottom of this!
Any help would be greatly appreciated !

Any chance you can try the OpenVPN app? I used to have an issue with my old phone where sometimes it would say connected but it wouldn't be. With the rn8pro, OpenVPN works every time.
Edit: try posting on the Mi forums for a better chance of a response from someone at Xiaomi
https://c.mi.com/global/forum-2234-1.html
Might not just be Xiaomi....https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN/issues/571

I would hate having two VPN servers installed at the same time. There are times when i want to connect my root mikrotik router to VPN server i question to forward all web traffic via VPN, unfortunately, OpenVPN support is very limited on MikroTik , there are new cipher suites missing and with new OpenVPN servers in place it's impossible to connect tik to OpenVPN.
I know however that OpenVPN app works great with android, but it's weird that native L2TP doesn't seem to be working at all.
I could fall back to PPTP maybe. Both Android and MikroTik works flawlessly with PPTP. But... It's PPTP..
Thanks, i will try posting to Xiaomi forums as well.