I have until recently been connecting manually to the “home VPN” on the mobile when not being connected to the home network. I knew it should be possible to automate with Tasker and it turned out to be very easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To start with, yes I am still using OpenVPN. I have too many things automated using OpenVPN to jump ship for Wireguard as long as OpenVPN is a decent option doing what it is supposed to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next thing, which Android client to use. I would say Arne Schwabe’s open source client<\/a> is a good choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then in Tasker you set up two new profiles, one for when you are connected to your home WiFi and one for when you are not. For the not-at-home profile you add a task “Connect VPN”, with a Task of type “Send Intent”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n For the at-home profile you add a task “Disconnect VPN”, with a Task of type “Send Intent”:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Easy peasy, try it out with connecting and disconnecting from the home WiFi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can not say I use Tasker for a lot but for creating a hotspot automatically in the car (based on the bluetooth conenction to the navigator) and at my workplace (based on the geographical position), I find it very useful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I have until recently been connecting manually to the “home VPN” on the mobile when not being connected to the home network. I knew it should be possible to automate with Tasker and it turned out to be very easy. … Continue reading Action: android.intent.action.MAIN
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