VPN for xbox 360

Simple answer: no, you can't have the Airport do that.

What you re looking for is for the router to be a "VPN endpoint". Basically, to have the VPN client software built-in to the router. What type of VPN being used will matter since you can't normally install anything directly into the router like you would on a Mac or PC. So whether that can be done will depend on what HideIPVPN is using. I don't use that service but I'll guess that unless HideIPVPN uses a "common" VPN protocol like PPtP or L2TP, you're probably not going to find a VPN endpoint router that will work.

The only workaround I can think of is to use your Mac to share it's internet connection to the xBox. That way all network traffic has to go through the Mac, which is connected to the VPN. I don't know if you can do that all wirelessly. You may have to attach the xBox to the Mac by wire. I know that's probably not what you were thinking, but if you're that paranoid that you need the protection of VPN for your xBox, then taking your xBox off of Wi-Fi is better security anyway. 😉

VPNs are tricky and it is not unusual for "sharing" to not work. Businesses use VPNs to allow their remote workers a direct connection to the company network. But if the worker "shares" the VPN connection to their home network, and their home network has a virus or some other malware, then the virus now has access to the company network. So often, the VPN software is configured to not allow sharing. In your case, it's likely that Apple's internet sharing can't configure the routing table correctly for the VPN connection. Bottom line is that you'll need to get a new router that does work as a VPN endpoint. If you're savvy enough, you could try and adding the routes manually into the Mac's sharing config. But if you go through that trouble, I'd recommend you build a open source router using something like Smoothwall or whatever Linux distro, (or Windows Server, if you have the license and knowledge,) then you'd have complete control over the routing and port forwarding, as well as making it a VPN endpoint.

ferzad wrote:
This is way beyond my humble abilities 🙂 I don't even know how to get a VPN endpoint router since my ISP dictates the router and installs it for us.

It is still possible. Just attach your router after the ISP's router. (a.k.a.: double-NAT.)

...It's just that without VPN some features in my xbox like netflix just don't work.

Consider that the reason Netflix won't work for you is because you're not in the USA or Canada, which is the only places that Netflix is allowed to stream. Since further discussion of such activities is probably not going to be allowed under forum rules, all I can suggest is that you consider this an opportunity to learn about VPNs and routers. Many people would consider this a roadblock, but to some, it's a challenge. 😉