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You can combine an EdgeRouter lite plus a 5GHz UniFi AP for a good BBC + Netflix streaming box. The EdgeRouter has an IPsec VPN offload https://community.ubnt.c
by totalthrowsj 10y ago
You can combine an EdgeRouter lite plus a 5GHz UniFi AP for a good BBC + Netflix streaming box. The EdgeRouter has an IPsec VPN offload https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX/ERL-Performance-Testing-with-IPSec-VPN/td-p/1050229 https://community.ubnt.com/t5/EdgeMAX/ERL-Performance-Testin... which I use with BlackVPN's "TV subscription" so my parents can watch HQ BBC shows.
EdgeRouter firewall you can write a small script so whenever the BBC app is running it and the Chromecast2 are automatically rerouted to the UK VPN, while everything else is sent over their regular provider like Netflix. This guy also wrote a php app that manually does this https://github.com/TravisCook/Detour https://github.com/TravisCook/Detour though it's easier just to have a go app running automatically reroute the requests.
The one issue I had with it was Chromecast2 not initially connecting to the 5GHz network, which is solved by creating a 2.4GHz network, setting it up, disabling that network and then creating a new 5GHz one with the exact same SSID which the Chromecast2 will automatically connect to. The UnFi AP is so powerful covering the entire apt building with a good signal I thought about setting up the guest network and dropping a card charger on there to charge unlimited WiFi Netflix and BBC access for $5/month to the neighbors as the building has a fibre ISP w/'unlimited' bandwidth.
- jimmcslim 10y agoUnfortunately your BBC access is likely to be cut off soon as I think the Beeb will be restricting iPlayer access to validated TV license holders only.
- chakalakasp 10y agoThe Great British Bakeoff ended just in time, it would seem.