Setup a VPN through my Rogers Smcd3gn Modem/Router

[Kris81]

Does anyone know if this is possible, or how I could do it? I'm trying to get netflix USA through my Xbox & my PS3....


If not, is there any other way you know of that I could possibly get this done? Thanks in advance.

[infamouskid]

just sub to a service like usvideo.ca or unblockmedia.com or *****.
then in your devices(ps3,xbox..anything you want to access USA content) you set the DNS servers to static or manual... then you assign the DNS servers provided by one of the above companies.
and that is it.
i mean you do this at the router level but i would not recommend this as this will affect web browsing on your pc's and mac's and the dns while ok for resolving us addresses for video is not the same for real time applications and gaming.
as for an actual vpn setup. i would not recommend using any isp provided hardware for this. those cisco gateways from rogers have horrible routing and cpu's in them. so bad i just disabled it all at my brothers house using bridge mode and plugged in another router to handle all that.

i used usvideo for 2 years and now i am using unblockmedia. not a single problem using this setup for us netflix.
all you gotta do really is open a netflix account on the canada site @ netflix.ca. write down your username and password.
then sign up for usvideo or unblockmedia or even *****. write down the provided DNS servers from them.
then install the netflix app on the devices you want to use netflix USA content and in the network settings of the device setup your internet connection.
look for the DNS server area and pop in the DNS settings.
start your netflix app and pop in your username and password you wrote down earlier and enjoy.

[iLLNESS]

i personally use pfsense on an old pentium4.... works wonderful and i have full control over everything :)

this isn't ideal for someone who just wants ***** to work right away takes alot of learning generally to get things working. i used to use witopia but decided to look for alternatives since i believe they jacked up their rates and my account expired. now im on an unmetered 10gb connection. (dont ask about it because there will be no answers).

advantage to pfsense is you can basically have it work for any and all devices without changing a thing (once setup properly).
to each his own though!

[infamouskid]

i personally use pfsense on an old pentium4.... works wonderful and i have full control over everything :)

this isn't ideal for someone who just wants ***** to work right away takes alot of learning generally to get things working. i used to use witopia but decided to look for alternatives since i believe they jacked up their rates and my account expired. now im on an unmetered 10gb connection. (dont ask about it because there will be no answers).

advantage to pfsense is you can basically have it work for any and all devices without changing a thing (once setup properly).
to each his own though!

most of the average folks wont even know what pfsense is.
and most ppl who do cannot be bothered. i mean why have a dedicated machine eating more electricity?

[johnvan]

I used to use PFsense on an old computer, it's great but I ditched because of power consumption.

One method to do what you want is to subscribe to a VPN and use two routers. The secondary router connects to the VPN through the first router, the U.S. router needs to be running DDWRT. I used this for a while but it has it's drawbacks. Your download speeds through a VPN are slower so it can effect streaming video. You also end up with two subnets in your home network which can make networking a pain.

I just switched to unblockus, it's very easy to setup and has a few advantages. I've been able to stream video from British and Australian websites I couldn't use before. The main disadvantage is, not all websites work. ie, Disney, Spotify...

[iLLNESS]

most of the average folks wont even know what pfsense is.
and most ppl who do cannot be bothered. i mean why have a dedicated machine eating more electricity?

well dedicated machine doesnt necessarily equate to more electricity. on my setup sure, its a full blown ancient p4 but itll run on much much less power with a newer computer. its for people who want more routing control and power, if not needed then the same setup can be horribly applied with ddwrt. again, not for all but it is still a viable option :P

[infamouskid]

well dedicated machine doesnt necessarily equate to more electricity. on my setup sure, its a full blown ancient p4 but itll run on much much less power with a newer computer. its for people who want more routing control and power, if not needed then the same setup can be horribly applied with ddwrt. again, not for all but it is still a viable option :P

or pay 4 bucks a month for the same thing using a dns provider and save on electricity.
and yes a computer running 24/7 will add much more to your electricity bill compared to paying 4 bucks.

[Techgeek32]

I will also suggest you to use a DNS service. You can set up DNS directly to your PS3 and Xbox. Personally, I am using ***** and and I am satisfied with their service. It's much faster than any VPN solutions I've tried in the past.

[death_hawk]

advantage to pfsense is you can basically have it work for any and all devices without changing a thing (once setup properly).
to each his own though!
+1
I have a few pfSense with 1000+ day uptimes.
It doesn't break easily.


most of the average folks wont even know what pfsense is.
and most ppl who do cannot be bothered. i mean why have a dedicated machine eating more electricity?

Why have one dedicated machine when you can have 5?
My pfsenses (yes plural) are all set up to be redundant, so if one fails, it's load is picked up by others.
If the machine fails, it automagically transfers all active VMs to the other machine.
Team that with double redundant storage and battery backups and generators, I haven't had downtime until I moved.


EDIT: Back on topic for the OP, I have a few pfSenses that VPN out to other servers.
Just like someone mentioned above once, you set it up once and any device on your network looks like it's from the US.
It's not very hard either since OpenVPN is EASILY installed onto pfSense and whatever the endpoint server is.

[iLLNESS]

well if you just want netflix on your ps3 a dns workaround service will work obviously and cheap.
but if you want anything and everything that requires a us ip a vpn will be needed. dns doesn't work for everything.

toggling dns though to switch between your us and canadian apps/etc gets quite annoying though ;)

[infamouskid]

it's not a matter of if it can be done or not.
take 90% of the ppl here.
do you really think they have the capacity. the funds to get a cheap comp. and want to spend the extra electricity and money in the long run just to get the same result a dns service can?
this doesn't even include having noobs needing to learn computer setup info and basics of freebsd.
this is RFD. obviously the cheaper and easier way wins.
and unless you work in the states or need specific us ip apps there is no other need for pfsense to person that just wants US netflix. which btw is what the op wants. not everything else.
4 bucks via paypal and cc... click send... it works. it's that simple. why complicate it for him? and why add more hardware he does not have into the mix?
the simplest method is always best 99% of the time man.


well if you just want netflix on your ps3 a dns workaround service will work obviously and cheap.
but if you want anything and everything that requires a us ip a vpn will be needed. dns doesn't work for everything.

toggling dns though to switch between your us and canadian apps/etc gets quite annoying though ;)