privatevpn for helium

09.10.2021

1. Fix the Helium relay issue using a GL.iNet GL-MT300N router and OpenVPN

2. Two Miners over the same Internet Connection, both of them not relayed

 

 

1. faci cont la https://privatevpn.com/prices/pvpndealen si  platesti
2. configurezi routerul GL.iNet (galben in poza de mai jos) cu detalii VPN : username/password/ fisier de configurare (care mi l-au dat aia de la suport de la ei , ca cele de pe net nu prea mergeau)
3. faci port forward (de la VPN spre Miner) in GL.iNet
4. conectezi Minerul pe cablu la routerul asta mic GL.iNet  . Cei de la GL.iNet  fac si routere si mai puternice, alea o sa aiba valori la DL si UL mai bune. Pe mine m-a interesat doar ca experiment. Pe de alta parte multe routere TPLink suporta OpenWRT dar tre sa te pricepi sa il instalezi, asta e alt software ptr router.

5. nu te atingi de routerul cu SIM 4G, nicio configurare acolo

 

 

 

Helium Miner --------Router: VPN Client --------HomeRouter --------(Internet)--------PrivateVPN - VPN Server --------(Internet) --------Helium Network

 

 

 

 

HomeRouter:

- router with 4G SIM

- router where port forwarding is not possible 

PrivateVPN provides Public IP address and assigns it to the VPN Client. Get a subscription. 

 

 

Router with VPN Client : GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2

https://www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300n-v2/

https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B073TSK26W

Config:

1. Configure the VPN Client: Private VPN username / password / Open VPN config files provided by PrivateVPN

 

2. set a Internal Private Static IP to the Helium Miner

3. Configure port forwarding for port 44158, from OpenVPN (ovpn) towards the miner.

4. Additionally you can ssh on the router and check the IP assigned by Private VPN to the router. Compare it with : https://whatismyipaddress.com/

root@GL-MT300N-V2:~# ip a | grep inet
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host
    inet6 fe80::9683:c4ff:fe10:83d5/64 scope link
    inet 192.168.8.1/24 brd 192.168.8.255 scope global br-lan
    inet 192.168.0.102/24 brd 192.168.0.255 scope global eth0.2
    inet 193.104.123.12/26 scope global tun0

5. Check that the port 44158 is open. https://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/

 

 Miner speed through OpenVPN, limited by the GL.iNet GL-MT300N-V2 hw : not great, no terrible

{
  "DownloadSpeed": "5 Mbit/s",
  "UploadSpeed": "6 Mbit/s",
  "Latency": "49.837672ms"
}

5. Monitor your miners (port 44158) and routers (ping) with UptimeRobot for android/ios/windows

 

 2. Two Miners over the same Internet Connection, both of them not relayed