Sonos & Chromecast cannot be found
Hi all,
Currently using PIA on my Android and I have Sonos 1 and a couple of Chromecasts setup in the house.
When I try to connect to Sonos via the app however, it cannot find the device while I'm connected to the VPN. The Chromecasts can be "seen" as available devices to cast to but they don't actually seem to be able to be cast to...
I have fiddled around with the "block local connections" toggle in the PIA settings but to no avail.
Any advise on how to configure PIA to work with these local devices is appreciated.
Currently using PIA on my Android and I have Sonos 1 and a couple of Chromecasts setup in the house.
When I try to connect to Sonos via the app however, it cannot find the device while I'm connected to the VPN. The Chromecasts can be "seen" as available devices to cast to but they don't actually seem to be able to be cast to...
I have fiddled around with the "block local connections" toggle in the PIA settings but to no avail.
Any advise on how to configure PIA to work with these local devices is appreciated.
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This is to be expected if the VPN has been properly installed. I personally have not played around with the "block local connections" toggle. When a VPN is configured properly, you will create a tunnel between your device and PIAs' servers basically fire-walling out everything in between including your Local Area Network and router. I am really not sure how our developers created the "block local connections" option, but I do know that it is only available on Android, and no other Operating System. While it is possible to connect to local devices by "punching" holes in the secure tunnel, this does introduce security risks to your connection.