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Orbi blocking work VPN for some computers
Hi, I'm my Orbi appears to be blocking remote networks for some computers but not others.
When I connect to my work VPN via windows integrated VPN client, on older Windows 7 machines, the VPN c...
ericvdb wrote:
I am having the same problem, trying to control social media for the kids...on an iphone turns out all they have to do is go to settings and turn on VPN or they get the speedify free vpn app and no traffic gets filtered. There must be a way to do this with at the router level, but toggling the social media category or specific app (snapchat, instagram) as 'not allowed' does not do any filtering.
EDIT: i have the Orbi RBK22, router plus one satellite kit
Do you use Circle or OpenDNS for Parental control? Either way you can also block VPN for the kid's devices, please see below a snapshot from Circle:
happyandbob This can also be your issue with not working VPN for some devices. :)
I should have mentioned, I use Circle, and I have the 'VPN and Proxy' set to not allowed, still does not work if VPN is switched on from iPhone.
- Please have a look here: https://support.meetcircle.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001381931-Stopping-Bypass-Attempts
According to this official Circle site, you need visit www.brightcloud.com and check the categorization of the website or IP address, and submit a report if it's improperly categorized. Note that this tool is used by Circle.Thanks for the info.
I did put in a request, but i'm not sure how a category request will effect the circle settings. The app in question is Speedify, when i search on brightcloud then show up in the category 'Computer and Internet Security'. In the circle app, there is no category named anything like that.
Also, they ask for a url, i entered speedify.com, but would have no idea which urls their actual vpn service is using.
ericvdb wrote:
Thanks for the info.
I did put in a request, but i'm not sure how a category request will effect the circle settings. The app in question is Speedify, when i search on brightcloud then show up in the category 'Computer and Internet Security'. In the circle app, there is no category named anything like that.
Also, they ask for a url, i entered speedify.com, but would have no idea which urls their actual vpn service is using.
Circle is using a dynamic database that is always changing based on such request that you’ve just made and from others. I hope that Circle developers will figure out which urls or services need to add to the database to take care of this shortcoming.