I attempted to set up a friend’s Xbox to my VPN by following a tutorial that used ExpressVPN. I substituted the steps that used ExpressVPN with my Dream Router configured VPN. Basically, the Xbox is connected to my buddy’s laptop via Wi-Fi (mobile hotspot). I then connect his laptop to my VPN and share that internet connection with the Wi-Fi connection. Once all configuration was done, the Xbox did not get an IP from my VPN. Did I do something wrong? Is this even doable? Any help would be appreciated.
In case it matters, the router’s VPN type is L2TP.
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What are you trying to do? This is a very confusing way to connect a Xbox.
Is the PC a Mac, Linux, Windows?
What exactly is the ultimate end goal here?
Can you maybe add a bit more info about your setup and what you are trying to accomplish
I don’t understand the reasoning.
But, depending on how you have RRAS set up it may or may not work.
Also, unless they changed RRAS in the last 20 years (it’s really been that long for me) then the IPs that are given out by the RRAS server (laptop in this instance) are on a different subnet since the laptop is sharing by becoming a router.
Also, the adapter to share is the vpn adapter not the main nic.
That’s about the best answer i can give based on details given here.
What should be done is set up a site to site vpn using 2 different subnets, it should still route.
Still not sure if the “why” though.
Below is a link to my setup and a diagram showing the nodes.
I know this is a strange way to connect Xboxes but a game we are playing via Xbox Live is not working as it should and this setup might help. Basically, I’m trying to play a game via a “LAN” but one of the Xboxes that needs to connect is in another state. The ultimate goal is to have 2 geographically separated Xboxes on the same network.
Setup Here
Below is a link to my setup and a diagram showing the nodes.
Basically, I’m trying to play a game via a “LAN” but one of the Xboxes that needs to connect is in another state. The ultimate goal is to have 2 geographically separated Xboxes on the same network.
Setup Here
Thanks for the tips. I’ll look into the site to site setup. The why is that a specific game has a 600ms delay when playing on the client side via Xbox Live. I’ve heard playing via LAN eliminates the lag. Trying to see if it works.
Can your buddies laptop connect correctly to your VPN?
Your link 404s
What games are you trying to play?
Does the games rely on broadcast/multicast to see each other (which I believe how xbox does this locally)? If so you arent gonna be able to do this with VPN
So, assuming both of you are connecting to a server somewhere? Or is it a ptp game where you are connecting to each other?
Depending on which this is it might help, BUT you will not be “playing on lan” since you’ll be going through a vpn tunnel, it is still going through the internet.
It also sounds like one of you might just have a horrible internet connection and this won’t do anything for that.
Yes, it connected fine and I was able to ping my devices from his computer.
Not sure. It’s Halo MCC. I’ll look into that as well. Thank you!
Thanks again for the reply. Yea i believe the game basically connects us PTP as there are no servers. I don’t think it’s a network connection issue as we both have the same lag as when we are clients. The pings to my network from his has pretty good response times.
You need to setup a network bridge on the PC. Not sure how exactly with what you want to do, and probably play with the settings on the Xbox. you can’t rely on DHCP you might need to setup a static ip and set the gateway to your router or to the VPN IP on the Xbox so it knows to look down the VPN pipe for a router to connect out to the internet.