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How to use VPN through iphone Mobile Hotspot

iphone connects fine to our VPN.

All iphone apps use the configured VPN to access the internet.


But when I use iphone's Mobile Hotspot to connect a Notebook, iphone connects through the provider not the VPN.
How do we fix this?


Thanks

Posted on May 15, 2018 4:26 AM

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Posted on May 15, 2018 4:53 AM

You cannot change that on the iPhone. A cell phone hotspot shares the cell phone’s cellular data internet connection with other devices. By definition, your device’s VPN connection cannot be shared with another device (it wouldn’t be a virtual private network if that could be done).


Your notebook will need its own VPN and then can connect to that over your hotspot shared internet access.

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May 15, 2018 4:53 AM in response to i.phn

You cannot change that on the iPhone. A cell phone hotspot shares the cell phone’s cellular data internet connection with other devices. By definition, your device’s VPN connection cannot be shared with another device (it wouldn’t be a virtual private network if that could be done).


Your notebook will need its own VPN and then can connect to that over your hotspot shared internet access.

How to use VPN through iphone Mobile Hotspot

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