Airtel Xstream Fiber for VPN and to watch TV from Europe

[Ashbro]

Yeah, your setup seems fine, but since you already have an Archer router, I guess it would also have a VPN functionality. I think it's OpenVPN, so you won't need WireGuard and Pi now. I mean it's a choice between a bit slower VPN vs. putting in some 5-10k Rs. for a Pi and getting a faster VPN.

Not sure about the OTP thing, have never tried it.
And yes, it's free to put Airtel router into bridge mode, you just have to call up the Airtel guy or send an email to them.

 

[Silencio]

I tried connecting to the Archer router when it's using the 4G network, but I was unable to connect to it via the Internet - I'm guessing there's some CGnat going on that doesn't allow that, so I assume if I don't have a Airtel router in Bridge mode, it wont work?

 

[Chip]

If it is mobile internet yes there is CG-NAT. Mobile devices get CGNAT v4 and public v6 address. And most VPNs disable IPv6 traffic on the host/user computer.

 

[Silencio]

Apologies for the somewhat trivial question - But if I cannot connect to a router using Mobile Internet that utilizes CG-NAT(Airtel), why would it be any different if I get a Fiber connection using CG-NAT?

 

[JB701]

@Silencio you'll need to setup either tailscale or zerotier on both your devices to get past cgnat. there is no difference between cgnat on lte and cgnat on fiber.

 

[Silencio]

I assume they can run on a PI? - I have a spare PI 3 lying around the house I could use for it, but is it then correct that:

My computer in Denmark -> Airtel Router -> Rashberry PI3 with Tailscale/Zerotier

Or should it be:

My computer in Denmark -> Airtel Router (Bridge mode) -> Archer MR600 -> Rashberry PI3(Tailscale) ?

 

[gopichandpai]

Just curious to know why not use services like smartdnsproxy.com/getflix.com/dns4me.net/unlocator.com etc?

 

[Silencio]

Since I'll need internet to watch the cameras at home, and a lot of providers throw in OTT apps with TV free of charge, I save some money.

Most VPN providers have shut down their servers in India, and others will likely follow suit due to the recent regulations about logging data for 5 years, so by setting something private up, I can always act like I'm from India every time I renew my subscription to Spotify.

 

[ishanjain28]

Just go with the wireguard/tailscale approach and use a exit node located in your home. It'll work perfectly 99% of the time.

Some stupid devs at Hotstar add an additional check and will not allow you to stream you anything if any VPN profile is active because of this, hotstar doesn't work on ipads in this setup. Everything else should be fine.
And hotstar is complete garbage anyway so you are not losing out on much.


If you are network savvy, You can even add a link between your router and a rpi or something sitting in your home built using wireguard. Then, Route traffic to specific destinations over this link. You won't need to install tailscale/wireguard on every client and it'll just work.