How to use VPN w/BI

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zdriver
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How to use VPN w/BI

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When I turn on AVG VPN now, BI disconnects. How do I fix that?
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Re: How to use VPN w/BI

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BI disconnects... Web UI or console?
How are you connecting, remote? LAN?
If Web, what do you have for settings? Maybe show image of settings and Advanced settings.
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Re: How to use VPN w/BI

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As already posted, we need more info on exactly what you are doing.

I suspect that this might be a case of installing the AVG VPN on the BI PC and then enabling it which will take over the local NIC and create a tunnel to the VPN provider. This will mean that you loose connectivity to BI remotely.
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Here I use ZeroTier. It effectively gives you a local LAN connection between remote devices, so no VPN required. Mobile phone has the same ZT IP for LAN AND WAN. I think it may be the simplest way to do this - but then I came from using OpenVPN which makes your brain hurt :shock:
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ZeroTier really is like having a second NIC with a different IP address. A local LAN connection between my BI5 pc and my mobile phone, even if the phone is in a different country. Quite simple to set up too. I'm no expert, but it was easy.
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Have a look here.
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