topic Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi in Nest Wifi

VPN Router for Google Wifi

Gumbiejay — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:49:31 GMT

I am looking at setting up a vpn for my network and I know nest wifi doesn’t support vpn protocols. I’m looking for a router I can install vpn on it and not loose any speed but also not breaking the bank. The router will not be connected for wifi use. It will just strictly be for the vpn. Anyone have any suggestions?

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Gumbiejay — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 14:58:17 GMT

I forgot to mention this could be for any platform not iOS exclusively

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Jeff — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 17:33:30 GMT

Hi, Gumbiejay.

Thanks for dropping into the community. I personally don't have any info on a router to use for VPN purposes, but I'm hoping someone will be able to chime in. So here's a little attention bump to see if anyone has any input on this. Hopefully you find a good solution!

Thanks.

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

awp — Sat, 29 Jan 2022 17:29:53 GMT

Good and bad news. I have a Firewalla Gold that I’ve set up between my modem and wifi routers. I have ExpressVPN and then integrate it there. Fast, seamless with my wifi and home wide VPN. I love it. There are a few services however that actively block VPN IPs. It’s not a matter of supporting any protocols or extensions, it’s just internet. I’ve found that Spotify and Nest simply don’t work if I’m at a VPN IP. Incredibly frustrating. All that to say, Firewalla is a great setup, but the services have shady privacy policies and may break them.

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Jeff — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 16:29:36 GMT

Thanks for the input, awp. That's definitely helpful.

As for Spotify and the VPN, I'll do some looking into that to find out if that's a Spotify or a Google limitation. If there's a way to improve that, I would love to push that internally.

Thanks!

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Jeff — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 15:55:54 GMT

Hi again, awp.

So I looked into this a bit deeper and the VPN not playing nicely is a known issue, but it's on the Spotify side. Spotify only supports some locations, so you'll need to ensure your VPN's chosen location lines up with Spotify's accepted regions. Let me know if you have more you need on this.

Thanks.

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Jeff — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:02:32 GMT

Hi, awp.
I just wanted to check in real fast to see if you saw my reply and to find out if you still needed any help on this. If you're still needing assistance, please just let me know and I'll be happy to continue helping.
Thanks.

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Gumbiejay — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:06:23 GMT

I did sorry. Life has been crazy. I appreciate you assisting with this

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Jeff — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:45:50 GMT

No worries, Gumbiejay. I just want to make sure we don't close a thread where you're still looking for some input. Thanks for hanging in there.

Re: VPN Router for Google Wifi

Shayedd — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 22:39:28 GMT

Hoping you can educate me; how do these services know that you're using a VPN? Is it just because it's encrypted, that doesn't seem likely because it could just be an https connection, no?

Any insight is appreciated and I sincerely appreciate your time.