![]() As someone who doesn’t use MacOS, the development roadmap doesn’t quite align with my needs. Speaking of funding, I did check out the Kickstarter page, and sadly, I can’t be a backer at this point in time. Heck, I think this dev could even create an app to cure racism if we gave him the funding. If everyone put the same care into their apps, the App Store would be a much better place. ![]() I knew from prior experience that the OpenVPN Connect app for iOS was an ugly and unreliable piece of □, so I did some searching and found Passepartout, and my mind has been blown. My provider was having some issues with their WireGuard servers some time ago, so I decided to use the OpenVPN servers as a fallback option until they resolved the issue. No web services, ads or any undesired bloat besides the VPN itself.īlows away the so called “official” OpenVPN Connect app. Pick pre-resolved endpoints when DNS is problematic. Full transparency on what servers you're connecting to. Override network settings in a snap (default gateway, DNS, proxy, MTU). Fine-tune encryption without tweaking any configuration file. Use Trusted Networks to fine-grain your connectivity. Handle your profiles in one single place. Incredible ease of use, with native look & feel. Passepartout offers presets for major VPN providers: Passepartout does not engage any unrequested background activity other than the VPN tunnel, thus being also friendlier to firewalls. With Trusted Networks, Passepartout unlocks the very best of using a VPN. ![]() Passepartout is the only app you need for both well-known VPN providers and your personal VPN servers. That is how you set it up to your private server, but having it work consistently is the issue.Passepartout is a smart VPN client perfectly integrated with Apple platforms. Apparently we both used the same IP address (I never changed my system from default which is somewhat universal). Probably the biggest frustration was when returned to daughter's in Switzerland (and due to physical distance couldn't troubleshoot to resolve, and what worked the prior year, suddenly only response that her IP provider, Swiss Telecom, connection status was good. Appears to be more than the IT department putting port blocks as I re-programmed my port designation to the secure 443 and still the problem. While Starbucks are OK, my work server as well as some public servers like the local library refuse the connection. GRRRRR! But the biggest problem is, some locations refuse to establish the tunnel. Resolved with some manual editing of client file (common problem from internet search) which worked until the next version update of Tunnelblick. ![]() Now get an error message in Tunnelblick of obsolete protocol language which caused me to check for firmware update but that didn't resolve either. Worked fine initially, but after OS updates, Tunnelblick version updates, and Asus firmware updates has become a hit or miss. Simple setup, simply load the client file created by the router into Tunnelblick.done. My home computer is the server with the Asus router creating the OpenVPN and client protocol file. Loved it from overseas where thought I was in States and foreign blocks on programing suddenly wasn't as thought I was back in the States. Primarily set up for remote viewing of security cameras as log into my home network, but VPN capabilities expand far beyond that. I use OpenVPN from private server like you describe and so quirky, hit or miss, almost wonder if should subscribe to a commercial VPN.
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