Virtual Private Networking (VPN)

NordVPN (start eval service 2020-11-14 Sat)

• AndroidTV (Sony TV, 1700)
  • Getting NordVPN App
  • Problem – Lost sound, NO sound when tried SVT Play app after installing NordVPN
    • Tried uninstall app, reinstall, reconfig app but no change.
    • Then realize, NO apps (AndroidTV installed, incl. e.g. Netflix no longer has sound.
    • BUT, fix was actually – lucky/good for  a change… – Power OFF and ON of TV fixed it.
  • Using
    1. Open NordVPN app
    2. Start service, ###
    3. Start
• iOS (12 Pro)
  • Getting NordVPN App
• macOS 10.13 (IM2713, 1700) – problem getting to connect (showing trying to establish service for maybe ten seconds, then very briefly some other message, trying message again, repeats but never establish services)
  • One solution that works 2020-11-15 Sun is changing ‘VPN Protocol from ‘Use recommended protocol’ to ‘OpenVPN (UDP)’ (not yet tried other choices)
    • ‘Use recommended protocol’ – did NOT work
    • ‘IKEv2’ – did NOT work
    • ‘OpenVPN (UDP)’ – WORKS! (tested to Sweden)
    • ‘OpenVPN (TCP)’ – not tested yet
    • ‘NordLynx’ – WORKS! (And from dialog on cell, ‘up to 2x faster compared to other protocols, as shown in our tests’ (tested to Sweden)
  • Able to see SVTPlay material that is unavailable (‘Programmet kan bara ses i Sverige’)
    1. Start VPN connection to Sweden
    2. Reload web browser window (sufficient action when test 2020-11-15, no need to restart any apps or anything else – nice!)
    3. (Web browser window start allow player material. Ah, yes – using Chrome web browser during tests, no other/special app.)