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Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
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Dartmouth, NS

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Re: Open VPN???

I can easily open a text file. It just works.
I can open a folder containing just text files
I cannot open a folde with many media files
I cannot play media files (stream).

I use apps that can see the NAS boxes.

bbarrera
MVM
join:2000-10-23
Sacramento, CA

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bbarrera

MVM

maybe you have crappy apps

Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
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join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS

Anav

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Not likely I have very good ones.
Perhaps this SSH magic show is worth trying.
I dont have certificates or other things that seem to be required.
What SSH app do you recommend, JuiceSSH, SSHelper?????

Do I start an SSH server on the phone?

bbarrera
MVM
join:2000-10-23
Sacramento, CA

bbarrera

MVM

If your good apps can open folders with text files, why can't they open folders with media files? Do you think magic ssh fairy dust will allow those folders to magically open? Maybe you don't understand what the app is doing, and its requirements.

There is no fundamental reason why a file browser can walk folders with text files, but not walk folders with media files. Maybe the app doesn't know about the file extension, maybe the app wants to connect to a TCP/IP socket after getting info from a protocol that doesn't naturally route over VPN, maybe the app only goes one folder deep, maybe your phone doesn't have codecs for the files, etc, etc.

Anav
Sarcastic Llama? Naw, Just Acerbic
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join:2001-07-16
Dartmouth, NS

Anav

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Nope when I lower the MSS on the L2PV VPN rule I can then get to all files and folders.

bbarrera
MVM
join:2000-10-23
Sacramento, CA

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bbarrera to Anav

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to Anav
1. Lower MSS doesn't help.
said by Anav:

Seriously, so I should try SSH from my android phone to my NAS boxes to see files (not necessarily stream) but have better connectivity than this frustrating L2TP VPN scenario?? LTE and 4G suck ass and even lowered MSS to 600 from Auto.

2. Can only open text folders.
said by Anav:

I can easily open a text file. It just works.
I can open a folder containing just text files
I cannot open a folde with many media files
I cannot play media files (stream).

3. Lowering MSS works.
said by Anav:

Nope when I lower the MSS on the L2PV VPN rule I can then get to all files and folders.

Which is it?