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How to connect MacBook to Socks5 proxy, but over a VPN?
I have a MacBook Pro with both Mullvad VPN and Proxifier installed.
I'm trying to run both simultaneously, so that my traffic follows this pattern:
HOST >> VPN >> SOCKS5 >> Internet
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Nested Wireguard routing on a mac uses host's default gateway instead of outer tunnel for the inner tunnel
I use wg-quick from wireguard-tools on MacOS to make a nested tunnel host -> outer -> inner -> internet. The issue is when I bring up the inner tunnel (after the outer one is already up), it ...
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Is it possible to use 2 VPN connections on MacOS simultaneously and route traffic through connections based on hosts?
I use MacOS and I want to use 2 VPN connections simultaneously and route traffic through connection based on hosts.
Traffic to hosts example1.xxx and example2.xxx should be routed through ...
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open VPN issue on Mac connecting fileshare
I have a qnap NAs where I use QVPN service with open VPN. Under windows the connection works fine and I can access all shares. If I do the same with a mac it also connects to the NAS without problems. ...
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Program wont connect through OpenVPN
I have a MAC M1 that needs to run a windows native app (no MAC option of such app) and to do so I installed a Windows 11 arm x64 with VmWare Fusion - the app that runs needs to connect to SQL on my ...
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What possibly a Mac prohibit remote connection?
With my company Mac, I can't connect to one of my company's server:ppppp.
The problem is all my colleagues can connect to the server:ppppp.
All environments are same.
Connect VPN
all works including ...
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Use guest vm vpn from host
I have a vpn connexion inside a vm and I want to use it from the host.
The host is a MacOS Ventura M2 and the guest is a windows 11, Im using parallels.
Is it possible ?
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sharing Virtualbox guest VPN connection with host using Host-only adapter
I have a vpn connection established within a guest virtualbox VM (debian). I wish to be able to connect to a server behind the VPN via ssh directly from the host (macosX). I had the following setup ...
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Add route to use Wifi internet directly instead of VPN connection in MAC
I'm trying to add a route to bypass the VPN connection for 95.172.64.2 and just use the Wifi internet directly.
I'm using Nord VPN and it doesn't have a split tunneling option so I have to do it ...
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How to run a script after connecting to IPSEC VPN on macOS?
Note: This is not the same as another question with similar title (How can you automatically run a script after connecting to a VPN on OS X?). This question is specifically asking for clarification on ...
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Some apps are not working with double VPN tunnel
Im using 2 VPN app simultaneously on my Macbook Air m1, one (OpenVPN) for my job (several corporate services) and second (ProtonVPN) - for my personal purposes (some of music services are not working ...
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MacOs - Keep SMB server mounts alive on temporary VPN connection drops/reconnects
I am using SSTP VPN Connections (via SSTPc) on my MacBook and am mounting manually SMB Drives from the VPN Network.
Hwr, anytime my VPN Connection drops, my Mounts are unmounted and not there in ...
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On MacOS, how do I figure out which network interface my VPN is using?
I use surfshark vpn and I'd like to figure out which network interface it is using when I connect to it. On Windows, this is simple. I just type ipconfig and can easily locate it. On MacOS, I type ...
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Use VPN that runs in Docker Image with the entire Mac
I have a running VPN on an Ubuntu Image in Docker. I can confirm, that the VPN is running successfully confined in the Docker environment. I would like to use this VPN that is running in Docker now ...
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Why L2TP VPN not working on Monterey
The VPN connection of Big Sur was totally fine. But when I upgraded to Monterey, I could only ping to my office LAN but not use any applications like ssh and connecting to jupyterhub. I checked the ...
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Access VPN Network From LAN Device
I have a Router which is connected to Internet. I have a Laptop and a Android Device which is connected to this router (Router Does NAT ). My Laptop also have a VPN interface to connect to a ...
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macOS prompts for password every time I turn on my VPN
Every time I turn on a VPN I added manually to Network preferences a password prompt appears
macOS wants to make changes. Enter an administrator's name and password to allow this.
macOS wants to use ...
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If a router is seemingly blocking VPN usage, is there a way around it?
Background: I'm staying at an Airbnb, so I'm using the internet through a router and ISP that are unknown to me. And I have no access to the router unless I'm going to try to get my host to do work on ...
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How to setup my WD EX2 NAS for remote access
I have recently bought a WD EX2 Ultra which is working fine in my local network. Now I want to set it up for remote access, so I can access it when I am not in my local network.
There is a way to ...
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How can I use my iMac as a firewall for my Windows computer?
I have a 2011 iMac running macOS High Sierra (10.13), which I use for browsing and streaming, besides my Windows computer.
Since I don't have a 5ghz WiFi adapter on my PC, I share the iMac internet ...
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Unable to access Port 8080 on Mac
Mac version: macOS Big Sur , 11.2.3
Even after
Shutting Down/ Restarting
Killing all the process running on 8080 port
Whenever i am trying to access localhost:8080 , it always says
This is a proxy ...
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Connect to VPN through another VPN
On Mac I use a VPN to connect to the office network, can i make that connection see my IP as coming from a different country by first connecting to another VPN?
I'm using SurfShark as client, I can ...
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Cannot connect to internet unless I disable packet forwarding on a mac
After using a VPN client (hide.me) it seems that I cannot connect to the internet unless I run this command:
sudo pfctl -d
As per their documentation here: https://hide.me/en/knowledgebase/how-to-...
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macos ipsec vpn not using proper dns servers
I've read several articles on DNS resolution over IPSEC using the native VPN client for macos but I can't seem to resolve the issue.
The ISPEC server is pfSense. I have added the proper DNS servers ...
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Using Windows Connection Manager based VPN on macOS
IT department of my company sent me a zip file for connecting to our corporate VPN. I understand that it is a deployable Windows VPN client called “Connection Manager” and it was prepared with Windows ...
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Mac OSX forward internet sharing through VPN
I have been trying to forward packets from my internet sharing interface (bridge100) to my tunnel interface (VPN Software creates utun2) using the following:
nat pass on utun2 from bridge100:network ...
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Domain mysteriously not resolving after VPN suddenly goes down
A domain stopped resolving for me yesterday on my MacBook running macOS 10.15.7 (Catalina). Ping cannot reach it and browsers cannot reach it, and all other domains / websites are fine on the computer:...
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How to route Cisco Anyconnect (work VPN) directly through Wifi instead of non-work VPN?
I have a very specific requirement for my setup.
I have bought a third-party VPN (e.g. ExpressVPN) for personal use. I use Mac's inbuilt client to connect to this. The corresponding network interface ...
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Wireguard connnection issues on Wifi
I have a very strange issue regarding my connection with Wireguard. When I use it via Wifi is can connect to the VPN service on my server and I can sent packages, which will be receive by the exposes ...
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How to configure the DNS of VPN services to use public DNS services?
Is it possible to configure the DNS of VPN services (such as NordVPN) so that they can use public DNS services (like Google Public DNS, Cloudflare DNS etc) of that country instead of the private DNS ...
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What are the IP Address and the Server Address in the Network Settings of Mac OS VPN IkeV2 setting?
What are the addresses that are listed in the Network Settings of a Mac when the IkeV2 protocol is being used and the computer is connected to a wireless router which is then connected to a modem. ...
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Use MacBook as VPN server or outbound proxy
I'm not sure whether the question's title describes what I'm trying to achieve...
Anyway, it is coronavirus outbreak, and I'm grounded at home. My employer has very strict security/hardware polices ...
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Make a Mac machine with Cisco AnyConnect VPN on accessible by other computers on 192.168.1.x
I have an ASUS router at home, which is connected to the modem to access the internet. Two computers are connected to the ASUS router via wireless connection (subnet 192.168.1.x). When I use VPN (...
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OSX - Tor Guard and Little Snitch
I have a question regarding two applications/services that I'm currently looking at.
Tor Guard is a VPN service.
Little Snitch is an OSX firewall.
Little snitch provides a gui window that shows you ...
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How can I route network traffic through another computer on my network?
I have a MacBook, a home network, five mobile hotspots, and five Raspberry Pis.
Each Pi is connected simultaneously to one mobile hotspot via wireless network, and to my home network via ethernet ...
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How can I change the MTU of a Cisco Anyconnect VPN?
On my macOS 10.15 I have to use the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client 4.8 to connect to the VPN of my university.
The connection is much slower than usual, probably because the MTU of 1300 is ...
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Duplicate entry in the macOS VPN menu in the menu bar
I have some VPNs configured on my mac. When I add a new VPN, things look normal i.e. there is a new item in the VPN menu on the menu bar.
However, after I connect to at least one of these VPNs, a ...
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Connecting MacOS to an OpenVPN server using the OpenVPN Connect Client
I have a Netgear Nighthawk router which contains a VPN server. I want to connect my Macbook to the VPN.
I have done the following so far:
Installed the OpenVPN Connect client on my Macbook
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Can OSX VPN into my work environment with forticlient?
My work suggests we use forticlient to VPN into our workstations.
Is it possible to use the built-in VPN client in OSX to do the same thing? I have the latest mojave version installed.
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List computers on VPN
I'm on a mac computer working at home. I'm connected to work network via VPN. Can I some how list computers on this network. I need this to find my computer at the office and connect to it via RDP.
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Deploying VPN connection with routing rules on OS X
I work in an organisation with a mix of PC and Mac, we have an Azure environment with two connections (prod and nonprod)
On the PC side, I can create a package that will install a VPN complete with ...
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L2TP/IPSec On Mac Failed to connect
I am connecting to a VPN Server set up following instructions in https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn
And I setup the clients following https://github.com/hwdsl2/setup-ipsec-vpn/blob/master/...
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How to route traffic out a non-standard interface using pfctl on macos?
I have a VPN which has setup a default route, which is (of course) different to my gateway. All my traffic therefore gets routed through the tunnel.
however i would like to exempt certain apps from ...
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Alternative to FortiClient on Mac
I often switch between VPNs and FortiClient is a bit annoying because I can't remember my password and every time I have to copy-paste my long password. I'm trying to find some alternative to ...
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How to run Cisco AnyConnect commands in mac OS?
How can I run Cisco Anyconnect commands in macOS? I tried running a command, but it only shows me help message. I want to change my vpn-idle-timeout, but the command-line doesn't seem to know that ...
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macOS list all VPNs without using `scutil`
I saw this thread to check if we're connected to a VPN: How can I tell if OS X is connected to a VPN network from the command line?
The accepted answer uses scutil --nc list. Unfortunately this ...
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Utilizing the vNIC of a VM
So, I have a Mac, on which I have virtualized a Windows VM using VMware Fusion. There is a specific VPN application which I have to use, that is only available on Windows. For this, I have to use my ...
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MacOS: unable to reach internal network (VPN)
multiple users from our office (including me) cannot get VPN to work on their Macs.
Problem is, that we are successfully connected to the VPN but cannot reach internal servers via IP address. (ie. ...
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Connect a Mac to VPN via SSTP without routing internet traffic
I have a Mac running MacOS Mojave. I need to connect to my work's VPN via SSTP so can't do it with the OS' default software.
I have found iSSTP and am currently using that and can connect (although it'...
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How to find out which network device is used to reach a given server
I have an overly complicated developer network setup with Ethernet, WLAN and VPN.
I can connect to certain server but I need to know which actual network device / router was used to make the ...
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