OpenVPN with ISP IP Address

soichiro

I just finished setting up my Server with OpenVPN and I was wondering if I did everything OK.

Phone's IP 192.168.1.75
Server's IP with OpenVPN 192.168.1.55
ISP IP 111.222.222.222 (not real IP)

After I connected to my server (VPN) my Phone's IP address became 111.222.222.222

Phone's IP 111.222.222.222
Server's IP with OpenVPN 192.168.1.55
ISP IP 111.222.222.222

I tried the following site: http://checkmytorrentip.upcoil.com/ and sure enough, my Phon's IP Address of 111.222.222.222 (ISP)
shows there...

So, what is the purpose of using a VPN if now my Phone's IP address is the same as my ISP IP address ?

I know that all the traffic is encrypted but still, unless my ISP is sharing the same IP 111.222.222.222 with multiple users, they will always be able to associate the 111.222.222.222 with my Phone regardless if I am connected to my VPN Server or not.

On the other hand, by my understanding, if my ISP shares the same IP 111.222.222.222 with multiple user, they should only see my inet address 10.x.x.x.

Am I right or wrong? Could someone please help me out to understand this a little bit better?

TinCanTech

It is unusual for somebody to have apparently setup openvpn flawlessly
and yet, who does not know for what is the purpose .. :mrgreen:

soichiro

Hello TinCanTech,
I do not want to take credit for something that I did not do... I actually used http://www.pivpn.io/
I opened this thread because I wanted to make sure that the script from the above website did indeed setup correctly the VPN on my machine and from your comments, I am guessing, it did ^_^

Now, I just have to read and study the script very carefully and the next time I set up another VPN machine, I will do it myself without taking the easy route.

About my assumptions... was my reasoning correct about:
1- The ISP shares the IP address with multiple users
2- The ISP gets only the inet adress which is 10.xx.xx.xx

New question....
3- Can I open my own company and sell VPN services using OpenVPN?

No, I am not doing what you think...😃 I actually want to sell a VPN service to people and if possible make a living from it. I know it takes time and resources and a lot of money but is something that I always wanted to do.

So, If someone would be so nice to direct me in the right direction in how to achieve my dream, I will really appreciate it.
That's all for now.

TinCanTech

soichiro wrote I actually want to sell a VPN service to people and if possible make a living from it

Yeah .. me too .. we should "hang out" .. 8-)

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