I've had my X7 for a while now and it works pretty seamlessly. Now I need to use a VPN, so - following advice from several sources - I signed up with IPVanish. I've tested this on a PC and it works fine.
However, on the X7, I first installed the app, and despite seeming to work, the connection always got stuck on 'Assigning IP' (the last stage of connection, I presume). Their helpdesk suggested I try a manual set-up, which I did - firstly with a PPTP configuration and - when that didn't work - with L2TP.
PPTP just does nothing - I hit connect and it goes back to the previous screen and I'm still connected without VPN. Furthermore, when I tried the 'Always-on VPN' option, there was only one option: 'None'.
With L2TP, the connection window still yields nothing, but at least the VPN features in the 'Always-on' list as an option. However, when I hit OK, I'm taken back to the Droidbox homepage. Incidentally, I was made to set a PIN for the box when I first tried the 'Always-on' option.
After all this, I reset the box, thinking the VPN might work after a reboot. Instead, it came back up - after a long wait and 2 requests for the PIN - showing a 1 Jan 2011 date and no connection for any apps, despite the ethernet set-up screen showing the normal details. I had to do a factory reset to get it working again, so I'm naturally a little wary of trying again.
Has anyone else had these problems or have any idea what might be going wrong? IPVanish seem to be out of suggestions. Thanks in advance.
However, on the X7, I first installed the app, and despite seeming to work, the connection always got stuck on 'Assigning IP' (the last stage of connection, I presume). Their helpdesk suggested I try a manual set-up, which I did - firstly with a PPTP configuration and - when that didn't work - with L2TP.
PPTP just does nothing - I hit connect and it goes back to the previous screen and I'm still connected without VPN. Furthermore, when I tried the 'Always-on VPN' option, there was only one option: 'None'.
With L2TP, the connection window still yields nothing, but at least the VPN features in the 'Always-on' list as an option. However, when I hit OK, I'm taken back to the Droidbox homepage. Incidentally, I was made to set a PIN for the box when I first tried the 'Always-on' option.
After all this, I reset the box, thinking the VPN might work after a reboot. Instead, it came back up - after a long wait and 2 requests for the PIN - showing a 1 Jan 2011 date and no connection for any apps, despite the ethernet set-up screen showing the normal details. I had to do a factory reset to get it working again, so I'm naturally a little wary of trying again.
Has anyone else had these problems or have any idea what might be going wrong? IPVanish seem to be out of suggestions. Thanks in advance.
