#startpage blocks me because I am on #expressvpn ( I am using their #aircove #vpnrouter for the house which is great). This sort of nonsense is the reason we need proper networks and not this. How can an automated checker block a normal family use of a search website ? We need other things. They even asked me for my email address (voluntary field) ... this is potty. I like startpage but did not realise this would happen.
Only way I could get a wired #LAN #printer to work & use a #vpn reliably is to use an #expressVPN #aircove router. I put the printer outside the vpn in its own so-called "group". That way VPN not off when printing. Before, when the home router was not a VPN router, one had to disconnect from one's VPN app (#protonVPN) before printing and so the VPN was off when printing and then often stayed off if one forgot to reconnect.
Is there a simple way to LAN print without a VPN router & stay in VPN?
Now I have the #aircove #expressvpn #router I post the #instructions in case it helps someone else

#aircove #expressvpn #router #wifi #printing #brother #mfcl3770cdw on #nixos
0) Activate WiFi printing on printer (disables previous wired LAN connection, cannot have both)
1) enter new #ipaddress of the printer by adapting the #configurationdotnix (IP address shown on printer settings screen & web browser dashboard expressvpnrouter.com)
2) drag & drop printer into the so-called "group" "No VPN"
3) enjoy printing

Had set aside the whole afternoon 4 this but now can do the washing up instead.

@PrivacyDigest Article professing to explain how to make "a" router a #vpnrouter seems to cover the case that you have an #aircove router. Are there good alternatives that can be made work by mere mortals?
Is it possible to set up an #aircove #vpnrouter as an access point rather than have it plug directly into a #fiber or #cableinternet WAN #network, and still have it perform is function ? In this site https://www.computerbild.de/artikel/cb-Tipps-Internet-FritzBox-VPN-23991729.html it says the VPN router has to be "behind" the Router from the service provider, but what does "behind" mean. Does it mean
(a) WAN - Service Provider Router - VPN Router - your devices or
(b) WAN - VPN Router - Service Provider Router - Your devices....
(a) or (b) ?
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What am I working on? Tech review #Gadgets #Headphones #Aircove Let's see how they perform! I've got the Aircove #ExpressVPN & #EarFun Wave Pro. You can catch them later on www.cryovex.com

Took the last couple of evenings off. Now to get back in the swing of doing reviews!

Side hustles can be brutal at times haha!

What's on the docket?

#Aircove
#Smartphone
#Smartwatch
#Mobile #Gaming
New peripheral
#Accessories
Docking Station
#Earphones

I got my hands on the #new #Aircove WiFi 6 with ExpressVPN built-in. #wifi6 #expressvpn #router - This is gonna be fun!
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