I have recently been transferred to a jurisdiction where the ISP is blocking VoIP ports for residential users. My VoIP SIP server is in the US.
I would like the forum's opinion on the workability of a solution I would like to implement.
I propose to set up a openvpn server on a system in North America and then use SoftEther on a Windows laptop at my foreign residence.
My VoIP hardware is connected to the laptop's local Ethernet port. 'Net access is through my wireless port.
SoftEther will create a VPN1 virtual adapter on the laptop. If I use the Microsoft bridging function to bridge the wired Ethernet port to the SofEther VPN1 virtual adapter, will all Level 2 packets from the VoIP hardware flow through the VPN and emerged on the VPN's local network address at the openvpn server location?
I am hoping that, by doing a level 2 bridge, the VoIP hardware will appear to be on the local network at the server location and even receive its DHCP assigned address from the router in North America. The foreign ISP will not be able to interfere with this traffic.
I would like comments on whether the forum thinks this method will work. If not, what other mechanism could I employ?
I also have on the laptop a dynamic Putty tunnel port on my laptop but the VoIP hardware device does not support use of a proxy, unlike my browser or RealVNC software.
Any help would be much appreciated. My ability to work remotely in an effective manner depends on getting my VoIP service to work.
Thank you.
Use of SoftEther in a Bridged Windows Network Environment
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Re: Use of SoftEther in a Bridged Windows Network Environment
No, set up a SoftEther server. Then on SoftEther client in the Connection Mode Settings field of the Advanced Settings window select "Bridge / Router Mode" and bridge the vNIC to your wired Ethernet port with the VoIP hardware.
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Re: Use of SoftEther in a Bridged Windows Network Environment
Thank you. I will give that a try.