I would generally recommend against implementation of a VPN at the router
level. Doing it would mean that all your devices would be appearing to
originate from the VPN’s IP address. This includes internet TVs, Apple TV, Fire
TV etc. that access streaming services such as Netflix, HULU, Amazon Prime TV
and others. Most of these services control content access based on your actual
location and will block access from a VPN since they can’t verify your actual
geographic location. Otherwise you could use a VPN located in the UK to access
contact that was restricted to the UK only (usually due to licensing
considerations). While you could configure the router so that specific devices
would bypass the VPN, that’s going to start getting pretty complicated.
I think it would be simpler to just install it on your primary email device (if
you are having problems).
If you are looking for something that can help address all your Internet
security issues one tool I’ve found useful is the Norton Core router package.
This is a Norton branded WiFi router packaged with a suite of Norton Antivirus
software. The router itself monitors all your network traffic for suspicious
activity, even to/from your IoT (Internet of Things) devices such as printers,
Amazon Echos, TV’s and Nest thermostats. Along with monitoring your network
traffic, it comes with a 1 year unlimited subscription for Norton AV for all
your Windows, Apple, and Android devices to protect them from non-network based
attacks (like infected USB drives or accidentally opening a malicious
attachment).
After the first year you do have to subscribe to the service for 10 bucks a
month to keep all the AV features and you need an iPhone/IPad or Andorid phone
to install and manage it.
A good review of it is at:
https://www.pcmag.com/review/355417/symantec-norton-core-router ;
<https://www.pcmag.com/review/355417/symantec-norton-core-router>
It’s on sale for Black Friday for $100 plus tax (free shipping) at
https://us.norton.com/core ;<https://us.norton.com/core>.
Tim M.
On Nov 23, 2018, at 8:16 PM, ear@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
This a great idea; so is the Warwick broadband router able to do this? I"m
guessing that's what most of us use.Is there a projected time frame to work
on this issue via individual ip adressess? ( or any other way)
In my imagination, if many families want to do this and need to buy a new
router, perhaps we can get a bulk deal on them.
elaine
On Thursday 22/11/2018 at 12:28 pm, Tim Gwinn wrote:
A bit more on the VPN options....
The workaround I presented requires installing VPN client software on your
device, such as a Windows, Mac, or Android device. But these days we have so
many internet-connected devices, including TVs, DVD players, security
cameras, appliances, etc. Since its often difficult to impossible to
install an app onto those appliance-type devices, another option is to have
your home router maintain a VPN connection to the internet. That way, ALL
the devices in your home that pass through the router will be going through
the VPN tunnel, with no need to install apps or such on your various devices.
Unfortunately, not many home routers have the ability to do this( i.e., act
as a VPN client); however, there are some. Here is an article on this topic:
https://www.howtogeek.com/221889/connect-your-home-router-to-a-vpn-to-bypass-censorship-filtering-and-more/
<https://www.howtogeek.com/221889/connect-your-home-router-to-a-vpn-to-bypass-censorship-filtering-and-more/>
Regards,
Tim
On Thu, Nov 22, 2018, at 11:58 AM, Tim Gwinn wrote:
FYI -
One temporary workaround is to use a VPN (virtual private network) app on
your device, which will create an encrypted "tunnel" connection between
your device and a VPN server (which is not in the WBS IP range) somewhere
else on the internet. In short, it gives your device an entirely non-WBS IP
address on the internet, so that services that block or challenge you based
on your IP address will see this non-WBS IP address and thus not block nor
pester you with challenges.
There are many VPN services like this out there. Some are free, most have a
monthly fee. I happen to use proXPN, which is around $7/mo. It supports
Windows, Mac, Android.
https://secure.proxpn.com/index.php ;<https://secure.proxpn.com/index.php>
Here is a very recent review comparison of VPNs by PC Mag:
https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403388,00.asp ;
<https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2403388,00.asp>
These apps run in the background of your device, so once it is set up and
enabled, its transparent, and doesn't interfere with your normal activity.
Issues that can occur are some restricted bandwidth (but generally, WBS
bandwidth is the limiting facotr), and some services like Netflix may or may
not allow connection over a VPN, since VPNs are sometimes used to get around
region/country specific pricing or availability, and so services like
Netflix may be wary of customers signing in via VPNs.
Regards,
Tim Gwinn
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Mari Rovang wrote:
Jim,
We are having the same I’m not a robot phenomenon any time we try to access
a website, or even use the online dictionary. Says it’s detecting
unqualified activity. Doesn’t happen in other locations. Also, the photos
are hazy and hard to interpret.
Mari
On Wed, Nov 21, 2018 at 7:34 PM Jim McRae <jimmcraejim@xxxxxxxxx
<mailto:jimmcraejim@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Yes Rick. I also don't know what my "credentials" are. Sorry to be so
dense. I'm sure it's obvious to a whole lot of folks.
Also, several news locations ask me to confirm that I'm not a robot. That
has come up so frequently lately that I don't trust anyone enough to click
anything on command. What do folks know about that happening now. Any
manipulative requests around this?
On Tue, Nov 13, 2018 at 5:21 PM David Young <coordinator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:coordinator@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Warwick Broadband have an IP blacklist problem. We almost cured it last
month and now it is very much back. We need everyone to change their email
credentials and run antivirus protection.
We believe the blacklisting is caused by SPAM being sent from one or more
subscriber computers. But, it may be IP spoofing, using our customer’s email
credentials from a remote site. Fixing this requires running antivirus
software on your computers and keeping the protection current.
If this is happening remotely (meaning: not on our network) the fix is for
folks to change their email passwords. That way a remote server can’t
successfully pretend to be one of us.
Studying this today added another element to ponder: are websites blocking
our IPs because they see too many connections coming from it?
Options we are considering include implementation of carrier class network
address translation where customers are assigned to a unique port range
which means we can track down offenders with some snooping; using public IP4
addresses; or implementing public IP6 with support IP4). The advantage of
the public IP address use will be that only the “offender” will be impacted
by blacklisting.
David Young
Administrative Coordinator
Town of Warwick
978-729-3224 <tel:978-729-3224> (mobile)
978-544-6315 <tel:978-544-6315> (Selectboard office)
413-676-9544 <tel:413-676-9544> (Broadband service)
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