Difference iOS "Private Tunnel VPN" and "OpenVPN Connect"?

Ed_von_Schleck

Can someone tell me what is the difference between the 2 iOS-Apps "Private Tunnel VPN" and "OpenVPN Connect"?

In the description of "Private Tunnel VPN" ist standing: "This is the iOS VPN client for the Private Tunnel VPN service. For connecting to non-Private Tunnel OpenVPN servers, please use OpenVPN Connect for iOS.

Now, what is the difference between a "private" and a "non-private" server?

I've been using "OpenVPN Connect" now for a few days with my private OpenVPN server, which is running on a Synology DS212j. In my opinion this is "private", but I'm running it with the "wrong" client, when I read the description of the app. But it's working fine, so can someone explain me, what exactly is the difference between the apps?

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Ed_von_Schleck wrotePrivate Tunnel VPN

Ed_von_Schleck wroteThis is the iOS VPN client for the Private Tunnel VPN service

Private Tunnel VPN is an internet service:
https://www.privatetunnel.com/home/

Ed_von_Schleck wroteOpenVPN Connect

Ed_von_Schleck wroteFor connecting to non-Private Tunnel OpenVPN servers, please use OpenVPN Connect for iOS

this is to connect to your own private OpenVPN server (at your home or office) ..

Ed_von_Schleck

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Ed_von_Schleck wrotePrivate Tunnel VPN
Ed_von_Schleck wroteThis is the iOS VPN client for the Private Tunnel VPN service
Private Tunnel VPN is an internet service:
https://www.privatetunnel.com/home/

Ed_von_Schleck wroteOpenVPN Connect
Ed_von_Schleck wroteFor connecting to non-Private Tunnel OpenVPN servers, please use OpenVPN Connect for iOS
this is to connect to your own private OpenVPN server (at your home or office) ..

Ok, maybe I don't understand the expression correctly (I'm german). It's a little bit suspicious to me, that my "private" server is a "non-private" OpenVPN server...

Then I have another question:

In the *.ovpn-File I use with the app, there are the lines:

# If redirect-gateway is enabled, the client will redirect it's # default network gateway through the VPN.
# It means the VPN connection will firstly connect to the VPN Server # and then to the internet.
# (Please refer to the manual of OpenVPN for more information.)

#redirect-gateway

So I removed the "#" before "redirect-gateway".
Does this mean now, that all what I'm doing in Internet, is going through my server? Is it not like that by default? How do I check, if it is working like that or not?

Ed_von_Schleck

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