PIA on pfsense Netflix detects proxy

[johnpoz]

@jefftet said in PIA on pfsense Netflix detects proxy:

Has anybody heard of PRIVACY/SECURITY? geolocation is just an excuse to remove anonymity.

Not sure what you think privacy and security have to do with a vpn service - it provides neither of those functions ;) While it might hide your destination from your isp. It doesn't protect your privacy.. Tracking where you go - the ip is very small tiny bit of information.

Security through obscurity, is not security.. You hiding your actual IP doesn't stop your machine from getting infected by exploit X.. So their use as "security" provider is exaggerated at best.. While could protect you from a hostile local network - home users thinking they need to spend $ more for such limited security benefits are more marketing hype, and mob think than actually functionality or requirement. But where they use to shine and why the vast majority of uses want them is so they can watch service x from a country they are not suppose to be able to watch service X from ;)

As to geolocation being an "excuse" to remove anonymity.. It more likely has more to do with the makers of the said media wanting licensing fees for specific regions to access it. Pretty sure netflix would love to make their whole library available to all of their users.. This would get them more users ;) Them being forced to block country X from watching show Y has more to do with the content of some media, and the copyright and licensing in different regions and countries.

Nothing new - dvds have region settings on them, because copy/version of movie A is meant and licensed to be viewed in only specific regions, etc.

[asphalt3]

@Derelict at least they dont sell it https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/935072-private-internet-access%E2%80%99-%E2%80%9Cno-logging%E2%80%9D-claims-proven-true-in-court-again/

[asphalt3]

@johnpoz thanks for your insight! But my thread isnt a question of security or how to be completely anonymous but rather me trying to hide (some )websites from my ISP. I dont want them to know too much about me. Im fine if the know that I am using netflix f*ck it.
Assigning a static IP example for my phone isnt a good idea as all the traffic wont be hidden.
The help I am asking in this tread is how to create a rule in the firewall.

I am not advanced enough to know the technicalities. Simply want to allow Amazon and netflix traffic through WAN.

I'm stuck at creating aliases for each of them. I dont know how to add this source for amazon:
https://ip-ranges.amazonaws.com/ip-ranges.json

and this one for Netflix:
as2906

thanks!

[Gertjan]

@asphalt3 check out pfsense netflix bypass VPN

[Gertjan]

@asphalt3 said in PIA on pfsense Netflix detects proxy:

Since I have 1gbs cable and using a local server from PIA it doesn’t slow me down that much.

Then what is this all about Slow Speeds ?

[bcruze]

without screens shots its impossible to see what you have configured.

i have a few vpn tunnels, and alias's setup to travel over them by static local IP addresses

my dhcp addresses and smart tv are set to work over the wan. and it DOES work. netflix and amazon prime stream just fine..

post screen shots and we can assist
here is a working example

you can see im editing it from the lan tab. i have a static mapping for the device macmini) then i changed the tunnel to Air. you can change that to your wan address and it would send the traffic over the wan

[asphalt3]

@Gertjan thanks will do

The slow speeds started from the new build

[asphalt3]

@bcruze that is what I have right now. I’ve asigned a static ip to a device and made a rule for it to pass through WAN.

But that is not what I’m looking for...

Because now the whole device doesn’t pass through the vpn.

[bcruze]

Good luck I’ve tried to getting this to work for years On pfsense
All TVs use wan in this house..

Not blaming pfsense Netflix is really trying to stop this

[asphalt3]

Damn that’s encouraging