machinist
Occasional Visitor
I have two streaming devices that I'm using for IPTV and Kodi.
I'm running the VPN on both of these devices locally.
However, I don't want to manually have to log onto a VPN before starting IPTV, and so I figure I need to run the VPN from the router.
Now, the issue is, on each of these devices I also have country-specific streaming apps, that should not go through the VPN.
With the VPN app installed on the streaming device, I'm able to whitelist apps. I basically need the same functionality for the router.
However, only traffic from these two streaming devices should be routed through the VPN tunnel -- not any other device on the network.
How do I do this best?
From my research, I gather I need @Xentrk's x3mRouting as it allows for "selective routing" of traffic through the VPN tunnel.
Is this correct and appropriate for this use case?
The way I understand it, is I need to find out the IP ranges to route through the selective rules.
I figure the best way to set this up, is to just route "all" traffic for the devices through the VPN except for the country-specific streaming apps. Is this feasible?
Thanks so much for any guidance here, I really appreciate any help I can get.
RT-AC86U
FW 386.3_2
EDIT: I should note, the reason why I'm suggesting running *all* traffic from the devices through the VPN except specific apps, is to get around the notion of having to specifically input IP's - that may change. Perhaps also to avoid dnsleaks. So I'm guessing it's more secure that way?
I'm running the VPN on both of these devices locally.
However, I don't want to manually have to log onto a VPN before starting IPTV, and so I figure I need to run the VPN from the router.
Now, the issue is, on each of these devices I also have country-specific streaming apps, that should not go through the VPN.
With the VPN app installed on the streaming device, I'm able to whitelist apps. I basically need the same functionality for the router.
However, only traffic from these two streaming devices should be routed through the VPN tunnel -- not any other device on the network.
How do I do this best?
From my research, I gather I need @Xentrk's x3mRouting as it allows for "selective routing" of traffic through the VPN tunnel.
Is this correct and appropriate for this use case?
The way I understand it, is I need to find out the IP ranges to route through the selective rules.
I figure the best way to set this up, is to just route "all" traffic for the devices through the VPN except for the country-specific streaming apps. Is this feasible?
Thanks so much for any guidance here, I really appreciate any help I can get.
RT-AC86U
FW 386.3_2
EDIT: I should note, the reason why I'm suggesting running *all* traffic from the devices through the VPN except specific apps, is to get around the notion of having to specifically input IP's - that may change. Perhaps also to avoid dnsleaks. So I'm guessing it's more secure that way?
Last edited: