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Mr_E
Jul 10, 2019Follower
XR500 DumaOS Hybrid VPN Netflix Proxy Issue - Solved
VPN Service Used: NordVPN
DumaOS Version: V2.3.2.40
PC OS: Win10 1903
Router DNS: Google DNS (8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4)
Issue: When using the hybrid VPN service on the router you could no longer stream Netflix without getting a Proxy error
Solution:
Access Control Panel > Network Connections
Right Click on your network connection and select Properties
Select Internet Protocol Version 4 and select Properties
Change Obtain DNS server address automatically to Use the following DNS server address
Input the Google DNS settings
Closed all browser windows
Opened XR500 configuration window in browser to verify DNS is on/working
Opened Netflix and was able to stream
I then contacted NordVPN to have them work to verify there was no VPN/DNS leaks and everything is working fine. I haven't tested other DNS services yet and I used a US based proxy to verify, but plan to test other locations. I wanted to share this and add keywords since I couldn't find any help when I searched earlier when troubleshooting this issue.
1 Reply
- Netduma_AlexNetDuma Partner
That's interesting. I would've thought that would cause a DNS leak, but it sounds like it didn't.