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  1. W

    Will Apple Watch use iPhone's VPN?

    Hi all Considering getting the upcoming AW 8. However, I use a vpn on my iphone and in my experience this has caused some issues such as AirDrop between my macbook and iphone not working perhaps because airdrop thinks that my macbook and iphone are on different networks, due to the vpn...
  2. PowerPCFan

    Do you use antivirus and VPN on Mac?

    I use no protection, but should get some!
  3. Tobby

    VPNs are not as convenient as advertised

    Hi I would like to tell you my experience of using a VPN. This post is for those of you who don't subscribe to a VPN service and maybe wondering about doing so. I have used two of the major services, and I will try to only mention experiences directly correlated to a VPN service and not a...
  4. G

    Mac permissions change while on work VPN?

    I have my own personal Mac that I use at work. It seems that every time I VPN into the work network my terminal permissions change along with the hostname. It seems that they are able to manage my Mac. I do use Outlook signed in with my work credentials, but I am not sure if that allows them to...
    • galvaxio
    • Thread
    • mac managed vpn work
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: macOS
  5. W

    Cannot use AirDrop while connected to VPN

    Hi all AirDrop is a beautiful feature and I really enjoy using it. It works just fine when I am not connected to VPN, but the moment I do, it stops working. I am connected to VPN, both on my phone and my macbook. I read somewhere that there is a config/setting that can be changed that will...
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    Wireguard VPN: System ignoring proxy settings

    Hi all, I'm using Wireguard to connect to the company VPN, which then requires a proxy server to access external websites. Once VPN is established I connect to a Firewall running authpf to establish routes, including access to the proxy. The proxy is configured correctly in Network Settings...
    • Ace McLoud
    • Thread
    • proxy vpn wireguard
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS
  7. twistedpixel8

    Constantly having to add a new "location" in Network preference pane

    This is driving me nuts and has done for years through several major versions of macOS. It happens all the time. Weekly at least. I wake the computer and go to use the internet but nothing loads. Try "google.co.uk" for example and Safari's loading progress bar goes to about 10% across (the...
  8. alex_free

    Tutorial: How To Modify .ovpn Files To Get A Working VPN On Snow Leopard

    I figured out how to modify the .ovpn files that my VPN service provides to make them work on Windows XP with the newest version of OpenVPN for XP work. Turns out, you can use Tunnelblick v3.5.25 (https://tunnelblick.net/downloadsDeprecated.html) on Mac OS X 10.4+ and if you modify the .ovpn...
  9. alex_free

    TunnelBlick Or Other OVPN For Tiger?

    I was playing around with OpenVPN on Windows XP on the Mac mini and I got the last version for XP working with my VPN provider by editing the .ovpn file to remove some settings it did not support. I want to see if i can do the same on Tiger, so I tried to download the last Tiger release and...
  10. Alvin777

    Totally Free VPN for macOS?

    Hello Apple and Mac friends. Any totally free, very good VPN recommends for macOS so we can watch this cute japanese anime Apple commercial: https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/apple-japan-anime-macbook-ad/ Thank you. God bless you.
    • Alvin777
    • Thread
    • macos totally free vpn
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Mac Apps
  11. phrehdd

    Which VPN are you using and for what devices?

    As many clamour to make their systems more secure, some add VPN to their arsenol. Which VPN service are you using and why? Which devices of yours take advantage of VPN. Why individual VPN for each device. vs VPN on the router? Thoughts? I'm giving a quick investigation myself and was curious...
  12. doalex

    Help with VPN over PPtP (Primo VPN) on Catalina. Work but loosing my internet on Mac...

    Hi ! I need help with an issue with a VPN I just buyed to connect to my work computer. Help with the software team seems to be inexistant or so slow that I wont get an answer before Christmass time. I'm able to connect to my job without problem, but after this I loose my Internet on my Mac. I...
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    Norton screwed my Mac

    Hi Folks I installed Norton Security Deluxe on my MBP. It started making things wonky so I uninstalled it. However my VPN stopped working since then. I also am unable to access most VPN Provider websites since then. Safari does not even load those websites (ExpressVPN, NordVPN, VyprVPN). I am a...
  14. countryside

    VPN for Apple Watch?

    Howdy, I use ExpressVPN on my Mac, iPhone, and iPad. I don’t have a VPN setup for my Apple Watch. I have the cellular version. Does anyone know if ANY VPN service supports Apple Watch? Is it even possible on Apple Watch? Thanks!
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    After VPN disconnects, no Internet

    Hi, I'm running Mojave 10.14.6 on a mid-2014 MacBook Pro. I have a VPN and while using it I navigate the Net but when I disconnect from the VPN I can't access the Internet. Can you tell me how to rectify this situation? Sorry if this has been addressed in other threads but I looked and...
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    Only Transmission traffic through VPN

    Hello, I would like to use my favourite torrent client, Transmission, over a VPN service but at the same time I do not want to direct any other traffic therethrough. That is, I want to use my VPN service only for torrenting with the Transmission client. I intend to use NordVPN service and I...
    • genius7
    • Thread
    • torrent transmission vpn
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: macOS
  17. pipetogrep

    This is how I audio chat with Bonjour on OS X Tiger over the Internet

    Hi all, A buddy of mine and I wanted an easy way to IM, audio, and possibly video chat on our PPC Macs. After looking around for existing programs that still worked we settled on the idea of using Bonjour with iChat since it's built in and requires no setup. The problem is we live on opposite...
    • pipetogrep
    • Thread
    • bonjour ichat messaging powerpc tunnelblick vpn
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: PowerPC Macs
  18. D

    Unable to establish VPN connections (VPN configurations and Personal)

    Since updating to iOS 14, all of my VPNs have stopped working. I use AdGuard Pro's local VPN configuration to block trackers and ads. It's infuriating that every time network environment changes, it takes between 1 to 20 minutes for a connection to be established. It's not a connectivity issue...
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    VPN on Demand working, but addresses with FQDN cannot be resolved

    Hi everyone! I'm using an iPhone 8 with IOS 14.0.1 (updated yesterday from 13.5.x - not an iOS version issue I guess). I have setup VPN on Demand with below XML profile that I found online (I tried various, but this is the one that works ... somewhat). I'm at home (for testing) and disabling...
  20. Michael Adams

    Looking for feedback from ZeroTier users

    Hey everyone. I know I'm new here as a user, but have been here on & off as a lurker. My wife is a former Apple employee, and I grew up using the pre-MacOS hardware (more a WinLin guy now); I've had to do my fair share of MacOS support in IT. Anyway, I started working for ZeroTier last week, and...
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