VPN (for TV streaming): not working on the router, working on the device

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Hello

I struggle to watch my french channels from abroad, as all TV streaming block if IP is not french. I use Molotov.TV

If I activate the VPN directly on my iPad (purevpn) with a french IP address, the streaming works fine.

But if I activate the VPN on my Mikrotik, and then route the traffic of my iPad via the VPN interface, the streaming just does not work.


Hereunder is my config. Can someone tell me if there are additional settings that need to be configured ? Is the DNS possibly blocking resolution of the TV Streaming provider when used from abroad ?

  • I start a pptp client on PureVPN with a french address
  • I nat the pptp interface
  • I mark route “via-vpn” all the connections from my iPad’s local IP in the firewall
  • I set up ip route so that all mark route “via-vpn” use the pptp interface


    Just for info, when I check my public IP from the iPad, I get the proper public IP address of PureVpn. The internet connectivity on the iPad is fully functional and is going via the VPN.

Thanks a lot.

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Do you use the same VPN provider when working on the iPad and on the Mikrotik?

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yes, exactly the same account.

for strange reason, the Molotov.TV app seems to work with the VPN, only if the VPN interface is on the same device, not on the router…

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did you ever find a resolution to this problem?

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No, i still cannot watch Molotov.tv on an apple TV where the mikrotik router diverts the trafic via a french VPN