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Retired_Member
Sep 09, 2020Which VPN app will work with my Orbi Mesh?
The folks at Express VPN said their product might "brick" my router. Does anyone have a suggestion for a strong VPN application for this product? I will download to a Mac. Firmware V2.7.0.70 ...
Retired_Member
Sep 09, 2020I am located outside the US and trying to access US internet using Apple TV to run HULU and other TV apps that require a US IP. These services will not allow access from my current location. Thanks.
CrimpOn
Sep 09, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Retired_Member wrote:I am located outside the US and trying to access US internet using Apple TV to run HULU and other TV apps that require a US IP. These services will not allow access from my current location. Thanks.
An interesting situation. Did ExpressVPN indicate that using their VPN will result in an "apparent" IP from a particular country?
One tactic that might work is to invest in an inexpensive WiFi router that does support VPN. ExpressVPN has a list here:
https://www.expressvpn.com/vpn-software/vpn-router
They sell some of these with VPN already installed. Others you can purchase and load VPN on them yourself.
Connect this VPN router to the Orbi and then connect AppleTV to the VPN router rather than the Orbi.
Yes, this is the dreaded "Double NAT" condition, and I do not know if AppleTV will be affected by it. It would also be a problem if there are several AppleTV's that are located so far apart that one VPN router will not cover them all. So, you have a choice of which router to use: Orbi with no VPN or VPN router.
Maybe someone on an AppleTV or Hulu forum has other suggestions?