Questions tagged [vpn]
A VPN is a Virtual Private Network, an encrypted connection from one computer (e.g. a home one) to another network (e.g. a work one). It can also be between two networks.
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How do you avoid school Wi-Fi restrictions?
I don't have the Admin Password or anything. But I want to use the Wlan at school without any restrictions. I also don't have access to the Network Settings on my Macbook. I use the MacBook Pro M1 (14&...
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Application Repeatedly Downloads Automatically
I have a laptop given to me by a university (currently not employed by them). I've been trying to delete a VPN application (Global Protect) that was mandatory to login to university websites. It ...
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Why does my VPN stop working when I plug in my iPhone?
I have a VPN connection via Tunnelblick to work servers. Everything works fine up until the point I connect my iPhone to my MacBook, then the connection suddenly stops working, some internet pages ...
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How do I enable Proxy Configuration File for VPN on Mac Terminal?
I'm using a Mac, I have the corporate VPN turned on (Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client)
In the Proxies tab of System Preferences I have "Proxy Configuration File" enabled with the URL (...
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Check VPN status with command
I would like to get the VPN connection status in a script.
On macOS 13.2.1 I have two VPNs configured (i believe both are of type IKEv2) but i can see neither of them using
scutil --nc list nor
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Can I use pf to route incoming incoming traffic on a specific port differently?
I have a mac that's connected to a VPN, where the VPN's gateway is the system's default gateway for all outgoing traffic. This means that I cannot connect to any services running on my mac from some ...
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Private relay working together with Mullvad
Most of the time I have iCloud Private Relay enabled. Occasionally I use Mullvad VPN. Recently, I do not know exactly when, this combination stopped working.
After installation of Mullvad VPN, iCloud ...
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Can someone help explain these iPhone network Interfaces?
It seems as if there’s a lot of interfaces considering I’m not on a VPN.
iPhone $ ifconfig
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 16384 index 1
options=1203<RXCSUM,TXCSUM,...
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Why does my internet not work when on cellular data with a VPN enabled
I am using 16.1.2 on Iphone SE 2.
I am using NordVPN on the device that was automatically configured by the app.
When I am on WIFI, the internet and VPN all function as expected. When I am on cellular,...
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Can my MacBook be set up as a VPN travel router Client with multiple devices connected via Ethernet
I forgot my travel router at home. I would like to set up my MacBook as a VPN Travel router with 2 devices connected to it via Ethernet. I have 2 adapters that I can connect to my MacBook Pro but I'm ...
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MacOS Ventura 13.1: FortiClient SSL-VPN can't connect
Recently I updated my Macbook to the latest macOS (Ventura 13.1). Before the update, I was able to use FortiClient to connect to a VPN. I am trying the same configuration with previous versions of ...
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Find DHCP hostname and IP address of remote computer (behind firewall)
I’ve got a Mac at work, behind a firewall, with an IP address and hostname assigned via DHCP.
If I have the hostname and/or IP address, I can use ssh or a vnc client to access the machine if I ...
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How to route traffic from one Mac through VPN that's only available on another Mac via the underlying Unix OS?
Network 1 has 2 computers, Mac1 and Mac2. Mac1 has access to a VPN. Mac2 does not. For Mac2, how can I route its traffic through Mac1 so that it also has to pass through the VPN?
Note, with newer Macs,...
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How to share IKEv2 VPN connection via internet sharing
Im trying to share NordVpn from my Mac which is connected to ethernet. However when I do select IKEv2 it won't show me the option to share that in internet sharing. Unfortunately NordVpn only ...
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Cause for ICMP traffic from Cisco VPN clients towards Apple subnets after blocking HTTP traffic to Apple domains
In my environment, I have a few Macs that are connected via Cisco AnyConnect VPN.
I noticed that a few of these Macs occasionally send several ICMP request packets (up to 100+, each packet is approx. ...
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Connect VPN from the command line
I am attempting to get some GitHub macOS runners to perform some actions on each push to a particular Github repo.
This requires a VPN connection to an AWS EFS volume.
I can get it running on my Mac ...
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L2TP VPN Tunnel from Mac to Windows
I want to connect from my Mac to Windows VPN server. VPN server requires EAP-MSCHAP v2 authentication protocol (Windows proprietary) but I didn't found this protocol in MacOS VPN settings. Is there ...
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Split DNS no longer working when installing mobileconfig VPN profile
My company uses Split DNS to resolve internal domains. We configure this Split DNS by installing a mobileconfig with a VPN profile. See also https://developer.apple.com/business/documentation/...
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Cannot user VPN Pulse after Ventura OS Update
After updating macOS Catalina to macOS Ventura 13.0 (22A380) I cannot user Pulse Secure VPN Client (9.1.13 (11723)) anymore.
I am getting following error:
Xprotect 13.0 does not comply with policy. ...
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AzureVPN Fails to Connect
I'm using AzureVPN on my Macbook Air M2. Previously, I was able to connect to VPN's normally. Later, after I got my machine replaced by Apple (for a keyboard issue), who transferred the data to a new ...
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Can My University See Through my VPN on iOS?
So to use the internet at my university, you have to accept a certificate and log in with your username and password. I use a VPN and an iPhone on iOS 16.
I haven't had to trust the certificate in a ...
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how to sharing internet and VPN together over USB on Monterey?
I have a private server called my_private_server, and I'm using it's proxy via ssh -D method on my MacBook.
My iPhone's wifi won't work and I need to share internet+VPN from MacBook to iPhone over USB....
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Are iOS apps on Apple Silicon macs capable to initiate VPN connection?
I am currently developing a VPN service and building apps for each platform. As a temporary solution, I decided not to build a separate Mac app and let iOS app run on Apple Silicon Macs. Is it ...
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Connect VPN inside VPN
I am using my college Wi-Fi connection which seems to use a VPN network. I was trying to connect to another openVPN connection that is provided by my company. But I was not able to connect to the ...
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How to open App Store on iPad when it is filtered?
App Store is currently filtered in Iran, next to many international websites.
My friend is now living there. There are Apps that she needs, including certain VPNs that are still working in current ...
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How to see connected vpn details on macbook?
I use a vpn app on my macbook and I need to find out all of it's connection details .
I searched the Network in system preferences but there isn't any details about the vpn .
Also I tried to search ...
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How to reveal vpn configuration password and username on iPhone?
My friend has a vpn that doesn't remember the secret and password of it in settings . How can we share that vpn config or maybe reveal it's password and secret keys ?
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iPhone add proxy with cellular network
I have proxy and want it work with my iPhone cellular connection (works with wifi very well)
I go
Settings > General VPN > Add VPN Configuraion
I enter the details and save
and get an error:
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VPN connections without service order or full passthrough
I wonder if there is other way of using the VPN connection except the service order / full traffic passtrought settings.
When i connect to my office VPN, my network speed is very limited compared to ...
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iOS vpn Using the MS Defender app
Anyone 1noticed the MS defender app VPN not working on the iPhone. The iPhone actually shows the vpn is connected, but in WiFiMan the phone shows connected to the cell co. With the vpn server ...
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Can't share Wi-Fi from my Apple silicon Mac
I wanted to use my MacBook as a VPN hotspot,
I installed Kaspersky VPN on it, then shared it through settings, However, none of my devices can see this new network that I just shared.
What am I doing ...
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Wireguard VPN not working with VNC
NOTE: I originally asked this on SuperUser and so far no response-- since I am running on Mac, maybe the Apple community will have an idea.
After many trials, I have gotten my Wireguard VPN to largely ...
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Access Remote Disc across a WAN or two LANs separated by VPN
We've used Remote Disc to access a DVD reader attached to one computer on a LAN before. Now that we're all 'work from home', we've got a VPN setup that creates peer-to-peer connections between all of ...
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Connect a MacBook to the company network through VPN of second MacBook
I need to connect a new MacBook Pro to the company network and then log in once to get the account running.
Unfortunately, I live very far away from the company, so it would be great if I could do it ...
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sshfs mounted directory - Operation not permitted
I have been facing this 'Operation not permitted' problem and tried to solve it with different solutions found on the internet but none of them helped. Hoping to get some insights here.
I usually ...
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Connect via ip address to device through VPN doesn't work
I'm trying to connect to my device that's connected through VPN. I am able to connect to it on the same network but as soon as I am on a different network but connect to the same network through VPN I ...
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Router not found in Netgear Nighthawk iOS app?
I’m connected to the router via WiFi, I’ve reinstalled the app and given it all permissions, and I’m not using a VPN.
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MacBook Air M1 2020 and Cisco AnyConnect VPN shuts off after lid is closed
I have changed my settings under as such:
Right now I have my Mac plugged in, and with these preferences the Mac should not go on sleep mode making the vpn off. Whenever I close my lid and reopen ...
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Constant VPN disconnects/reconnects... various kernel, vpnagentd and mDNSResponder errors in logs
I'm getting constant AnyConnect disconnects and reconnects all day long... as often as 5 minutes apart but sometimes hours apart. After sifting through logs I found a few entries that seem to always ...
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Setup OpenVPN on Catalina?
I'm running an OpenVPN server on a Google Cloud machine, which is also running a Zabbix server.
Since my ISP does not publish nor allow any incoming WAN traffic, I was recommended to create a VPN ...
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Apple vs. VPN for security and tracking
I use ExpressVPN full-time on all devices. Is there any added security or tracking benefit to adding any of Apple's IP address features, such as "Private Wi-Fi address" or "Limit IP ...
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How can I share my mac's internet connection while it's connected to a VPN?
I have a mac running macOS 10.14.6 that's connected to Wi-Fi. I want to share its internet connection to some other systems connected to my mac's ethernet port via an ethernet switch.
If I turn on ...
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How can I find out the destination server of a VPN connection's utun interface?
When connected to my VPN (in this case using the OpenVPN app Viscosity) it creates a utun interface that looks like this when queried using ifconfig utun10:
utun10: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,...
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how to route some traffic away from VPN set in profile?
I received a .mobileconfig file containing profile configuration to access the company's VPN, which I need for work.
Though this is my personal computer and I'm not happy that all my traffic goes ...
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How does DNS resolution work on iOS devices when VPN's are enabled?
I have a WireGuard VPN configured on my iPhone. There is a DNS server running on the machine at the other end of the VPN tunnel. This DNS server has records for example.net but no other domains. (For ...
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NOT Routing a specific address through a certain adapter
Ok, I have a bit of a tricky problem:
I need to connect to a VPN in order to access our company servers from remote locations. At the same time, for some obscure reasons which the technician could ...
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Macbook Pro 2019 Catalina wifi very slow while connected through VPN
I have a MacBook Pro 2019 (with Catalina) from my work/office. I am using a 5 GHz wifi connection for the internet. I have noticed that my personal desktop pc sitting next to my MacBook has an ...
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Log every WAN IP change
what would be the best way to log every WAN IP change on macOS?
there is some app like istats that would sent a notification on IP change, and I know there is some script that would log the WAN IP, ...
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Can't connect to email without VPN
2010 MacPro. I updated from High Sierra to Mojave as I had the right GPU.
Now, when I try to log in to email, first choice, using Thunderbird, it doesn't connect. Then I tried to go to Comcast's web ...
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How to set Phase algorithms in L2TP IPsec?
Good day, I am using Ubuntu often and it has l2tp newtwork manager, which allows me to connect via certain VPN. However, I use Mac more often and I want to set up the same mechanism and use VPN here.
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