2010-09-01, 17:40
Hi,
I've just got a Revo 3610 and retired my trusty old xbox.
I've installed the xbmc-9.11-live-repack.iso from USB.
I've had a few hiccups, (like a bad EDID from my TV),
but have managed to plough and google my way through them.
However I've come unstuck with trying to install a VPN client.
I tried to setup a L2TP accordingly to my VPN provider, and have got nowhere.
So I then tried a PPTP VPN, following a guide from the Ubuntu wiki,
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VPN
and had a lot more success, I appear to have set it up correctly,
and even connected.
ip ro gives this output;
root@XBMCLive:~# ip ro
85.13.246.170 via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 src 192.168.1.13
85.13.246.171 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 85.13.198.68
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.13
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 metric 100
and ifconfig gives this;
root@XBMCLive:~# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 90:fb:a6:df:b7:09
inet addr:192.168.1.13 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::92fb:a6ff:fedf:b709/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4234 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:956 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:643398 (643.3 KB) TX bytes:133134 (133.1 KB)
Interrupt:23 Base address:0xe000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
ppp0 Link encapoint-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:85.13.198.68 P-t-P:85.13.246.171 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1396 Metric:1
RX packets:159 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:7216 (7.2 KB) TX bytes:80 (80.0 B)
I seem to have connected, but when I try to use a UK Script (tvcatchup+iplayer plugins), I get get a failed script error.
I have also installed firefox, just to be able to check my IP as well as visit the sites manually. Firefox connects via my real IP and not my VPN.
Obviously I have to make Xbmc (and firefox) use the VPN to connect to the internet and not use my gateway directly.
Simply being a Linux user and not a guru - I don't what to do next!...
Any help to fix what I've started, or even an alternative way to get a VPN going (not OpenVPN, please), would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
I've just got a Revo 3610 and retired my trusty old xbox.
I've installed the xbmc-9.11-live-repack.iso from USB.
I've had a few hiccups, (like a bad EDID from my TV),
but have managed to plough and google my way through them.
However I've come unstuck with trying to install a VPN client.
I tried to setup a L2TP accordingly to my VPN provider, and have got nowhere.
So I then tried a PPTP VPN, following a guide from the Ubuntu wiki,
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VPN
and had a lot more success, I appear to have set it up correctly,
and even connected.
ip ro gives this output;
root@XBMCLive:~# ip ro
85.13.246.170 via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 src 192.168.1.13
85.13.246.171 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 85.13.198.68
192.168.1.0/24 dev eth0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.13
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0 metric 100
and ifconfig gives this;
root@XBMCLive:~# ifconfig
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 90:fb:a6:df:b7:09
inet addr:192.168.1.13 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::92fb:a6ff:fedf:b709/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:4234 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:956 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:643398 (643.3 KB) TX bytes:133134 (133.1 KB)
Interrupt:23 Base address:0xe000
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)
ppp0 Link encapoint-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:85.13.198.68 P-t-P:85.13.246.171 Mask:255.255.255.255
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1396 Metric:1
RX packets:159 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:8 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
RX bytes:7216 (7.2 KB) TX bytes:80 (80.0 B)
I seem to have connected, but when I try to use a UK Script (tvcatchup+iplayer plugins), I get get a failed script error.
I have also installed firefox, just to be able to check my IP as well as visit the sites manually. Firefox connects via my real IP and not my VPN.
Obviously I have to make Xbmc (and firefox) use the VPN to connect to the internet and not use my gateway directly.
Simply being a Linux user and not a guru - I don't what to do next!...
Any help to fix what I've started, or even an alternative way to get a VPN going (not OpenVPN, please), would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks