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Google Pixel 6 phone - is it possible to automatically switch between VPNs when on certain wifi networks? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Edit: switching to https://sky.rethinkdns.com/ worked, thanks for all the suggestions!

Hope this is the correct forum to ask this question.

I've recently switched to RethinkDNS and quite like it. I've run a PiHole on my home network for a while, and Rethink finally gives me the same functionality and customizability while away from my house.

When I'm at work at [REDACTED BIG CORPORATION] my Internet won't connect at all while on company wifi with Rethink active ("No Answer" response to all queries). I just turn DuckDuckGo app tracking protection on instead (also technically a VPN according to my phone), and the Internet works. CyberGhost VPN behaves the same as Rethink, so I'm unsure why DDG doesn't run into issues.

Does anyone know of a way to automatically swap between VPNs while on certain networks? I'm sure it is possible to do so with a GPS fence and SmartThings, but I don't want to give that app (or any for that matter) location permissions.

If anyone has any suggestions on how to do this (I'm fine using apps outside of Google Play, as you can infer from my use of RethinkDNS and DDG in the first place), I'd love to hear them!

Cheers, Hank

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not the answer you're looking for, but can RethinkDNS not run over port 443 to bypass those blocks? I'm not familiar with it at all, but that's generally how I get around VPN blocks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I'll look into that, wasn't something I had considered yet. Thanks!