mickblu
New Around Here
I live in Canada. As such, we are locked out of many US feeds by dint of our IP address. I thought that a VPN or DNS proxy could solve the problem, but discovered that it is impractical to channel all my web traffic through it for a variety of reasons (speed, bandwidth, data cap, etc.) - I have a 150Mbps cable modem feed (Cisco DPC3848v integrated modem+router) and my ISP provides me with two dynamic IP addresses.
Here's what I would like to do: Use one IP address in the normal way to feed my iMac and mobile devices. Use the other IP address to feed my Roku(s) with a VPN or DNS Proxy so I can appear to be in the US and as such be eligible enjoy Amazon Prime, US Netflix, Hulu etc.
Is this feasible? If yes, how do I separate the two IP addresses? My ISP says I need to use a switch but won't tell me how and I can't figure it out because short of putting the Cisco box into bridge mode, feeding the output to a switch and then feeding two routers (or a router and the power-line Ethernet device which I currently use to drive my Roku) I can't see how it can be done. Even then, I suspect I'd need two routers because the switch probably can't accommodate the VPN/DNS proxy.
Enquiring minds need to know!
Here's what I would like to do: Use one IP address in the normal way to feed my iMac and mobile devices. Use the other IP address to feed my Roku(s) with a VPN or DNS Proxy so I can appear to be in the US and as such be eligible enjoy Amazon Prime, US Netflix, Hulu etc.
Is this feasible? If yes, how do I separate the two IP addresses? My ISP says I need to use a switch but won't tell me how and I can't figure it out because short of putting the Cisco box into bridge mode, feeding the output to a switch and then feeding two routers (or a router and the power-line Ethernet device which I currently use to drive my Roku) I can't see how it can be done. Even then, I suspect I'd need two routers because the switch probably can't accommodate the VPN/DNS proxy.
Enquiring minds need to know!
