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VPN Support?

Hi,
I was really looking forward to getting a Windows 8 Phone, but I have read reports that WP8 won't support PPTP VPN?
Can anyone confirm this 100%?
If it is disabled would it still work if I connected my Nexus 7 via the tethering option on the WP8?
Thanks!

VPN is not supported on WP8

desitunez said:
VPN is not supported on WP8
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Thanks for the confirmation

desitunez said:
VPN is not supported on WP8
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Is that not supported period, or not supported until someone makes a 3rd party app like Cisco or something?
Dave

Nikumba said:
Is that not supported period, or not supported until someone makes a 3rd party app like Cisco or something?
Dave
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http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-phone-8-whats-new-for-business-users-7000006605/
"Don't forget: There's no VPN support in Windows Phone 8. Microsoft decided to go the secure SSL route instead."-From Article.

desitunez said:
http://www.zdnet.com/microsofts-windows-phone-8-whats-new-for-business-users-7000006605/
"Don't forget: There's no VPN support in Windows Phone 8. Microsoft decided to go the secure SSL route instead."-From Article.
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Well that's me not buying a WP8 device then as I do need to use traditional VPN now and then.
Kimbie

I have a Nokia Lumia 920; love it very much but no VPN support in the OS.
Come on, Microsoft: Two years is a long enough time to develop VPN support! I almost switched to a Galaxy Note but found the WP interface better and decided to give WP8 a chance. No luck yet with WP8 either.
I now have to carry an Asus/Google Nexus 7 and tether with Lumia 920 in case I need to connect to my employer's network via VPN--and VPN does work fine. I can live with the existing arrangement for now--Nexus 7 literally fits in my pocket. But I would rather not carry two devices.

Mitsosoft promised support VPN later.

Nescoffe said:
Mitsosoft promised support VPN later.
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They promised nothing, its rumor.

What can I use my Raspberry Pi for?

Hello,
I got a Raspberry Pi Rev. B and a Nexus 7.
Today I got the idea to build something like a server for the Nexus 7. For example for Miracast Server or whatever. I don't know how to call it, sry. So please give me some Ideas what I can do.
Thanks

icspower said:
Hello,
I got a Raspberry Pi Rev. B and a Nexus 7.
Today I got the idea to build something like a server for the Nexus 7. For example for Miracast Server or whatever. I don't know how to call it, sry. So please give me some Ideas what I can do.
Thanks
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Raspberry Pi's are great! Think of it as a Linux box / VPS if you are famliar with them. The first project I did was make a webcam server and host that on the Raspberry Pi's server and view it anywhere in the world! I used old hardware to do this - follow some tutorials.
You can also do other things like:
Host a Minecraft Server
Programme applications using Python
Set the Raspberry Pi up as a remote desktop / GUI
Security System
XBMC Media Center - AMAZING
The list goes on....
Good luck with your adventure.

I tried minecraft but thats too laggy :/
BTW: RPi is amazing!
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I use mine as a media center with openelec xbmc and it rocks. With cec I cam control it with my TV remote, and even those less tech inclined in my family can use it. Frig my 5 year old can work it
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I agree with running OpenELEC on it. I absolutely LOVE it, I'm using it basically as an Apple TV that's both iPhone, Android, Windows and Mac compatible. if you have any questions about how to set that up feel free to ask.
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Interesting, I've been using Openelec from the NOOBs installer from raspberrypi.org and I have been wondering how I would be able to control my pi without network connection and using xbmc from my android phone.. I'm gonna have to check out this cec..

I use mine as an OpenVPN proxy with Squid/Dante installed. Very convenient.

Xaeons said:
Interesting, I've been using Openelec from the NOOBs installer from raspberrypi.org and I have been wondering how I would be able to control my pi without network connection and using xbmc from my android phone.. I'm gonna have to check out this cec..
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On my television(an LG), it's called simplink and all I do is press the simplink button, select the pi, which the TV calls an "HDD recorder", it connects and I can then control the basic functions using the remotes directional buttons and the play/pause/stop buttons. It's no good for more advanced functions, like the context menu, but I either use a usb mouse/keyboard for that, or my android device. If you have a network connection on your pi I highly recommend the app "yatse" for a remote. Super functional. Syncs library entries so you can browse on your phone/tablet and play direct, or stream to aforementioned devices(donate only) and about a million other cool features, nearly all of which are available on the free version.
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RaspPrint
You can also use your Pi as a Airprint Server for iOS-Devices. This could be done with Debain for the Pi and CUPS.

I bought one with the intent of running something resembling xbmc on it. Unfortunately I ran short of time due to recently becoming a dad, and it just sat there doing nothing gathering dust in its perspex case. I ended up selling it to my boss as he is a mad scale railway fanatic and was considering doing something like this (alternate pages 1 2 3) and frankly I couldn't see myself finding the time to do it anywhere in the near future.

Has anybody used it as smb server on ntfs drivers to tell us it's speeds?
maybe also media server?

Couldn't think of anywhere else to post this, however just couldn't not share this article Developer Hacks His Microwave Into The Microwave Of The Future
http://techcrunch.com/2013/07/11/raspberry-pi-microwave-hack/
"In the end, everything is a gag."
- Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

http://esrlabs.com/android-transporter-for-the-nexus-7-and-the-raspberry-pi/'
Good if you want a two device project, or a Wii U like system on the cheap. Although BBQ Screen hopefully can get a client on the Pi going.

Car computer
icspower said:
So please give me some Ideas what I can do.
Thanks
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A car computer!
I just put a cheap radio where my CD player was but maybe go a step further...
+ plus radio tuner
+ plus gps
+ plus bluetooth
+ plus display
+ plus input for rear view camera
+ plus ???
would it be doable?

druidt said:
A car computer!
I just put a cheap radio where my CD player was but maybe go a step further...
+ plus radio tuner
+ plus gps
+ plus bluetooth
+ plus display
+ plus input for rear view camera
+ plus ???
would it be doable?
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I've seen a few projects like this. Google it
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Media server(XBMC) or even a Minecraft server are awesome uses for a rPi. Could run a small web server on it as well if you had the need for it

An house alarm controller.
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Alkyl said:
Media server(XBMC) or even a Minecraft server are awesome uses for a rPi. Could run a small web server on it as well if you had the need for it
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I had mine set up with wordpress as a dev server. Worked great for building web pages for my main page. Took that down and am running XBMC with about 30G of music and movies. Using an external 160G USB hard drive for media storage
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i use mine for some try.
I used it for apache server, for my personnal website.
Used it too for music streaming.

Mine has become a plex client boxed to the back of the bedroom tv as my escape from child
"In the end, everything is a gag."
- Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977)

Chromecast on University Wireless

When the Chromecast launched, I was under the impression that it was merely an Android device that was limited to streaming video/browser pages and would behave on a wireless network just like an Android device. However, I received a unit this morning and it's failing to connect to the Internet. Does anyone know of any special requirements that the Chromecast has? It obviously needs 802.11g (which we have), but I can't imagine it would need any special ports open.
I know this isn't a Q&A forum, but I figured it would be important to have this figured out and documented before millions of college students return to school over the next few months and network administrators freak out when Google provides no answers.

I've tried the chromecast on two different college networks, both without success.
From what I'm aware, the cc doesn't support 802.11. Also, many universities block multicast which also blocks chrome.
Any place with a NAC is doubtful at this point that will work
Also, most hotels will not work at this point as many have nacs, thus there is no way to log into the network. Hopefully Google comes up with a fix
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https://support.google.com/chromecast/answer/3213084?hl=en
If you do not have access to your router settings, or if you are attempting to connect through a guest, hotel or public network with AP/client isolation, you will be unable to set up your Chromecast.
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Thank you both so much for your help. It's really disappointing being the bad guy that says students can't use X device on the network, I hope Google figures out another way to operate Chromecast.

It would be nice if they could make a way to enter in a pw after connecting. I think they will have a lot of complaints about this
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Unfortunately this is less likely a Google issue. The university and public wifis behave the way they do so people cannot see other peoples shasred devices easily, amongst other reason. Being so the ip address will be isolated and devices can't see each other.
One thing you can do is set up a router in your dorm. This is likely against protocol but they might not know
Also, you could try to share your Mac's WiFi connection, if you have one. This would potentially put your devices on the same subnet but I can't confirm. The DHCP leasing might still be handled by the university network.
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tommytomatoe said:
Unfortunately this is less likely a Google issue. The university and public wifis behave the way they do so people cannot see other peoples shasred devices easily, amongst other reason. Being so the ip address will be isolated and devices can't see each other.
One thing you can do is set up a router in your dorm. This is likely against protocol but they might not know
Also, you could try to share your Mac's WiFi connection, if you have one. This would potentially put your devices on the same subnet but I can't confirm. The DHCP leasing might still be handled by the university network.
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It's funny that you mention that, I'm the guy that shuts down rogue access points in the dorms. Although I can't speak for all universities, most (if not all) of the universities that we are in contact with have banned personal APs because of the interference they cause (on 2.4GHz, I usually let 5.0 slide by, but Chromecast doesn't use 5.0). I believe that sharing your Mac's wifi connection would work, but AD-HOC networks are going to cause the same problem.
I'm actually stunned that Google would use a P2P connection over wireless. It represents a huge security threat, which is exactly why universities and businesses block it.

Is your network sophisticated enough to manually permit individuals to let their own devices see each other while connected to the campus network?

Why not plug in a router to your dorm rooms ethernet.. Now you have your own wifi...
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waiters said:
Why not plug in a router to your dorm rooms ethernet.. Now you have your own wifi...
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Because you didn't read post #7.
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No DD-WRT or ROOT required. Unblock Chromecast using this method.

This is the only cheap and effective method which seems to have worked for me. All you really need is VPN, in this day and age who wouldn't have a VPN service anyway, I am using the Private Internet Access's vpn service and followed this thread which works flawlessly. I mean I didn't have to root my chromecast (which it can't be, unfortunately) and also didn't have to use my flashed router for this method either.
Unlock Chromecast - Access US apps: Pandora, HBO Go, Hulu+, iPlayer & Netflix (UK/US) for FREE
i found a list full of chromecast apps if it helps here it is: http://www.reddit.com/r/Chromecast/comments/1x0cee/chromecast_supported_apps/
keep up the good work devs

All you really need is VPN,
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and a device which is able to create a virtual hotspot and is able to use a VPN-tunnel.

catexecutive said:
and a device which is able to create a virtual hotspot and is able to use a VPN-tunnel.
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Some routers support connecting to a VPN, in which case all your Internet traffic would go through the VPN.
FWIW only the DNS redirection (iptables) method requires a hacked router. IP/port-based blocking is supported by some routers, and most routers support the static route to bogus gateway method.

catexecutive said:
and a device which is able to create a virtual hotspot and is able to use a VPN-tunnel.
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do you not have a laptop?

CookieMaker said:
do you not have a laptop?
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But that's exactly the point. If I want to use Chromecast, I don't want my PC or laptop to run simultaneously.

catexecutive said:
But that's exactly the point. If I want to use Chromecast, I don't want my PC or laptop to run simultaneously.
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get a router than

CookieMaker said:
get a router than
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bhiga said:
Some routers support connecting to a VPN, in which case all your Internet traffic would go through the VPN.
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:silly:

catexecutive said:
:silly:
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I must be missing your point...

bhiga said:
I must be missing your point...
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If you don't want your PC/laptop to be running simultaneous and you don't want to route all your traffic through a VPN (using a router), these instruction here will not work.

catexecutive said:
If you don't want your PC/laptop to be running simultaneous and you don't want to route all your traffic through a VPN (using a router), these instruction here will not work.
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I agree with your point about not using a laptop.
However, Chromecast does requires another connected device to cast to it and a router to provide wireless network, so what is described does remain a valid option for those that need/want to bypass network-based regional restrictions.

bhiga said:
However, Chromecast does requires another connected device to cast to it and a router to provide wireless network, so what is described does remain a valid option for those that need/want to bypass network-based regional restrictions.
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If you don't live in the US, why would you want to route ALL your traffic through a US-based VPN-server?

catexecutive said:
If you don't live in the US, why would you want to route ALL your traffic through a US-based VPN-server?
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IMO it's not efficient or wise, but some people do, because they want US-based content (or content from somewhere other than where they are). Some folks also do it for work.
Others simply enable/disable the VPN as necessary.

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thank you

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thank you
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You thank him for removing your own post :laugh:

There are services that let you choose which devices use the VPN and which use the local connection. That's how I've got things set up.
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There are services that let you choose which devices use the VPN and which use the local connection. That's how I've got things set up.
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And which service is that if you don't mind me asking? This sounds kind of ideal.

scandalousk said:
And which service is that if you don't mind me asking? This sounds kind of ideal.
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I use Sabai Technology's OS. It costs 100 dollars, but the support is great.
You have to have one of the routers that they support, but it was much cheaper getting my own router and doing the installation myself than buying a pre-installed router.
It works great. My VPN supplier supports their routers, so I only have to add a supplied ovpn file to the router and then decide which things to connect through the VPN and which to leave locally.
I'm sure it's possible to do the same thing in Tomato yourself, but my knowledge isn't that good and it would take me a very long time.

tim440 said:
I use Sabai Technology's OS. It costs 100 dollars, but the support is great.
You have to have one of the routers that they support, but it was much cheaper getting my own router and doing the installation myself than buying a pre-installed router.
It works great. My VPN supplier supports their routers, so I only have to add a supplied ovpn file to the router and then decide which things to connect through the VPN and which to leave locally.
I'm sure it's possible to do the same thing in Tomato yourself, but my knowledge isn't that good and it would take me a very long time.
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sounds ideal but costs mountains/
keep ettig this notificatons, what to do disiable them

btw, chromecast is a great product, so cheap and netflix super hd is so cool

Recommendation for best VPN for Android

I need suggestion, I want the best VPN for my Samsung mobile
I have seen the cheapest deal of FastestVPN, they are offering 92% discount on 5 Year plan cost just $49.95 further they have also 10% extra discount coupon "FAST10"
I really got amazed with this deal as no other VPN provider is offering such awesome deal
I just want to know that have any one here tried this VPN?
Here is the deal link: blog.fastestvpn.com/black-friday-vpn-deals

I use ip vanish, from the following they have also for pc and android app. Been good to me for over a year. Just my opinion
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I have been using Windscribe. Non idea whether how it compares to other options.
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nordvpn and pia
stop using free vpn noobs

I would suggest ProtonVPN. Been using it for over two years. Had Pia and NordVPN before but they heavily rely on ads and sponsored reviews. Not bad companies but I just prefer to know where my vpn servers are located. Proton also has a secure core feature where they route your traffic through two countries.

Out of all the VPNs I've tried EspressVPN has the best speed for me. It's the most expensive out of all of them, but it's worth it for me since it's almost always connected, to a USA server and I'm in Romania, I've never seen content buffer, in Youtube or Netflix.

xtrocata said:
Out of all the VPNs I've tried EspressVPN has the best speed for me. It's the most expensive out of all of them, but it's worth it for me since it's almost always connected, to a USA server and I'm in Romania, I've never seen content buffer, in Youtube or Netflix.
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I use Express as well just because it has an app for the TV.

I've been using ExpressVPN for about 2.5 years now. They are pricy but I love their apps and the fact that at home I set up my home router with their services so anyone on my network is hidden/secure.
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i use their Services aswell, never got any problems

FastestVPN I'm having loads of problems with both on WiFi and mobile data, not working with all providers

I use ufo vpn , quick and works on streaming services where noordvpn fails , plus you get a free service and chances to get premium for free

My vote is expressvpn service this is one of the best vpn For Android also other vpns are best like pure,nord,surfshark,ipvanish but i am always using ExpressVPN many good sources available to get the best VPN for android Like Pcmag.com , Cnet.com and Rivipedia.com are the best soruces to share the list of best providers

I also use Express vpn keep using the 7 day trial
Put any email address in they dont ask for clarification just let you get using asap which is a flaw in there system..
Enjoy