ANSWERED [Chromecast] dd-wrt // geo-blocking still happening but only on some devices

[cw_152498 0]

Hello,

So I have a router with ww-drt that is connected to the vpn.

I have two devices connected to that network.
1. desktop

2. chromecast

When going to http://pluzz.francetv.fr
1. desktop can stream content.
2. chromecast is still geo-blocked, the video service warns about the vpn server location not being in fr. (ca,be,ch are those I have tried, airvpn does not have an fr server)

Can't understand why one device on the same network would work and not the other.

Thanks for any help.

[zhang888 1066]

Chromecast has hard-coded Google DNS (8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4) so you need to "hijack" those requests and forward them to the VPN DNS.

In the DNSMasq options, enter the text strict-order, and in the firewall configuration you should enter something like:

iptables -I FORWARD --destination 8.8.8.8 -j REJECT
iptables -I FORWARD --destination 8.8.4.4 -j REJECT

iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i br0 -p udp --dport 53 -j DNAT --to $(nvram get lan_ipaddr)
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -i br0 -p tcp --dport 53 -j DNAT --to $(nvram get lan_ipaddr)

[cw_152498 0]

Hello Zhang888,

That worked.

thank you so much for your help.