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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 11:49    Post subject: PIA VPN questions Reply with quote
Since I have been gone, I see a lot of things have changed.

I had my toe amputated, so laying on the couch for a few months, I got bored... I have two monitors mounted to the living room, one running NEMS Linux, the other Cacti on Pi 4 GB (With outputs from 8 chromium tabs that rotate from other servers on the network).
I digress, I also had to set up a second access point for my IoT things since the WRT1200 maxed at about 46 before things would lose a connection when the new one joined.

I saw a few of my upperclassmen having questions about using PIA, I was wondering if that is still the case, and if that would make my switches/lights more secure... And if anyone ever stopped over I could turn on party mode in the house and outside LOL!!!

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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 21:28    Post subject: Reply with quote
What in the world is PIA? Pain in the Ass? Private Internet Ass? some sort of p0rn thing?

Only networking acronyms here, please. It might be obvious to you but not to the rest of the world and this is a global forum.
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PostPosted: Sun May 23, 2021 21:46    Post subject: Reply with quote
Private Internet Access, aka PIA VPN.
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 6:05    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wish you a speedy recovery.

Private Internet Access has been going through a lot of changes. I do not use it any more but the last time I did I made an overview of the changes see:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=326414

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 6:40    Post subject: Reply with quote
tedm wrote:
What in the world is PIA? Pain in the Ass? Private Internet Ass? some sort of p0rn thing?

Only networking acronyms here, please. It might be obvious to you but not to the rest of the world and this is a global forum.


Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Razz

if you don't know it, Google must know what PIA is...

ATHF...yep PIA is good, just follow the EGC guide...
or ask in the forum if you cannot make it work...
Im still using it, on few of my routers...

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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 6:59    Post subject: Reply with quote
tedm wrote:
What in the world is PIA? Pain in the Ass? Private Internet Ass? some sort of p0rn thing?

Only networking acronyms here, please. It might be obvious to you but not to the rest of the world and this is a global forum.


My apologies, should I have put PIA VPN in the subject? Create a new forum called VPN questions only. Don't want all the kiddos to get offended by what PIA means when talking in advanced networking do we? Suri, what is PIA? Oh mom, she said some horrible things. Laughing
But seriously, I get you, I should have been more clear, the pain killers they had me on may have askewed my question.

egc wrote:
I wish you a speedy recovery.

Private Internet Access has been going to a lot of changes. I do not use it any more but the last time I did I made an overview of the changes see:
https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=326414


Thank you egc, that was the post I saw when I was in the hospital, and thank you for your continued code updates to OpenVPN here!
Healing is going slow, you have one dr saying you have to keep moving because of the blood clot, the other says keep your feet up... So 50/50...

In the end, I want the WRT1200 to just be VPN, for all my IoT stuff. And what you have posted will probably take up a few days of my time.

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r52242: WRT3200ACM, WRT1200ACv1 & 1 Velop in bridge mode(IoT subnet), r52242 WRT1900ACv1 AP
Velop:2 WHW0101, RE6500, RE9000(AP)
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 7:00    Post subject: Reply with quote
kernel-panic69 wrote:
Private Internet Access, aka PIA VPN.


Also, thank you kernel-panic69, I should have been more clear.

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r52242: WRT3200ACM, WRT1200ACv1 & 1 Velop in bridge mode(IoT subnet), r52242 WRT1900ACv1 AP
Velop:2 WHW0101, RE6500, RE9000(AP)
Spectrum - 1000/50
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 8:47    Post subject: Reply with quote
Moving is good, but if not moving not keep your feet up Smile
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 8:56    Post subject: Reply with quote
Alozaros wrote:


Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Razz

if you don't know it, Google must know what PIA is...

ATHF...yep PIA is good, just follow the EGC guide...
or ask in the forum if you cannot make it work...
Im still using it, on few of my routers...


Thank, you Alozaros also. I did not see your post before I did my rapid fire replies! I hope it is as good as it sounds, it may take a few days to get things going, I ordered a bunch more stuff that will take up my time as well.

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WRT Installation,Upgrade & Basic Setup–Cliff Notes
r52242: WRT3200ACM, WRT1200ACv1 & 1 Velop in bridge mode(IoT subnet), r52242 WRT1900ACv1 AP
Velop:2 WHW0101, RE6500, RE9000(AP)
Spectrum - 1000/50
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 12:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
ATHF wrote:
Alozaros wrote:


Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Laughing Razz

if you don't know it, Google must know what PIA is...

ATHF...yep PIA is good, just follow the EGC guide...
or ask in the forum if you cannot make it work...
Im still using it, on few of my routers...


Thank, you Alozaros also. I did not see your post before I did my rapid fire replies! I hope it is as good as it sounds, it may take a few days to get things going, I ordered a bunch more stuff that will take up my time as well.


no problems m8, im ready to share my PIA set up..as far it is matters, im using it as a simple client only no PBR, but egc along with eibgrad did a great guide regarding PBR use...if needed... https://forum.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=327398

just bear in mind PIA will send your credentials via email in plain text and you have to change your password right away...at least that was a case in the past no idea now...overall PIA has a lot of servers and quite a decent speed...so far so good got 3 years for almost free Razz so im bound with it...Razz

Get well soon m8...!!!

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Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2021 15:37    Post subject: Reply with quote
I was hesitant to edit the subject of your OP initially, but I fixed it now so there is no confusion.
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2021 7:26    Post subject: Reply with quote
Too many times I've used google to dig up acronyms only to be told WTF by the original poster. (I presume you know what WTF means, haw)

It always interests me why people use VPN services when the don't live in Red China or some place like that. I mean, you spend good money on Internet connectivity why would you want it to go -slower- ?
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PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2021 14:11    Post subject: Reply with quote
tedm wrote:
Too many times I've used google to dig up acronyms only to be told WTF by the original poster. (I presume you know what WTF means, haw)

It always interests me why people use VPN services when the don't live in Red China or some place like that. I mean, you spend good money on Internet connectivity why would you want it to go -slower- ?


There are few sides of the coin... Razz anonymity or functionality...well...and ...malicious purpose Rolling Eyes

For example you want to put all your IoT devices inside VPN or opposite keep your IoT/Smart stuff in the main and use the VPN for work...or hide your stuff form the spy eye...and ect... use your imagination...

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Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55363 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2021 5:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
They just move the spyeye to after the point the VPN server disgorges my packets on to the Internet. Smile

Work VPN's terminate at a workplace. I'm not talking about those or about private vpn's. I'm talking about vpn's you have to pay a provider on the Internet for.
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PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2021 10:23    Post subject: Reply with quote
kernel-panic69 wrote:
I was hesitant to edit the subject of your OP initially, but I fixed it now so there is no confusion.


Thank you, I was just in a bad mood and didn't mean to come across like that to tedm.

tedm wrote:
They just move the spyeye to after the point the VPN server disgorges my packets on to the Internet. Smile

Work VPN's terminate at a workplace. I'm not talking about those or about private vpn's. I'm talking about vpn's you have to pay a provider on the Internet for.


I am just going to use it for my IoT things, on a secondary router, they don't generate a lot of traffic, if they want to know where I am they will look elsewhere. Or, take over my home lights LOL. But, soon I'll have another Security Onion box for that network, so I'll where its sending it's information to. I just looked up Private Internet Access's new logging policy... Not happy reading it, and am currently wondering if they still take gift cards as payment so they don't even know your name.

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WRT Installation,Upgrade & Basic Setup–Cliff Notes
r52242: WRT3200ACM, WRT1200ACv1 & 1 Velop in bridge mode(IoT subnet), r52242 WRT1900ACv1 AP
Velop:2 WHW0101, RE6500, RE9000(AP)
Spectrum - 1000/50
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