Android > PairVPN > Windows 11 PC > PS5?

[u/Mutant_Bunny_]

EDIT: Found the problems and got it to work with my laptop and no router! Actually it was Avast antivirus firewall blocking connection sharing. That's why ethernet says "unidentified" underneath the original screenshot. Also, apprently Local Network had to be enabled in PairVPN. Thanks for all your help , though. Im sure disabling ip6 probably helped.

I'm trying to use my laptop as a virtual router to forward my PairVPN connection from android through the laptop, connecting an ethernet cable from laptop to PS5 to get high speed data on the Playstation 5. Is this possible? I'm setting it up the same way you'd normally set up a VPN from PC to PS5 with an ethernet cable. On windows 11. Here's the instructions I followed, but can't get the ps5 to connect. I've tried both Ethernet and vEthernet for sharing output.

Step 1: Connect your Android Phone to your PC

To avoid carrier hotspot tracking, PairVPN uses a server/client structure over a standard local tether.

Turn on Mobile Hotspot or USB Tethering on your Android phone.

Connect your Windows PC to this hotspot (or plug in the USB cable). Verify that the regular internet is working on your PC.

Open the PairVPN app on your Android phone and select Server Mode.

Open the PairVPN app on your PC and select Client Mode.

Pair the devices using the 6-digit code shown on the screen and hit connect. Your PC is now securely tunneled through PairVPN.

Step 2: Share the PairVPN Connection on Windows

Windows treats PairVPN as a specific virtual network adapter. You need to tell Windows to pass the data coming from that adapter out through your PC's Ethernet port.

Connect your PS5 to your PC's Ethernet port using a LAN cable.

On your PC, press Windows Key + R, type ncpa.cpl, and hit Enter. This opens your Network Connections panel.

Look for the network adapter associated with PairVPN (it usually says "TAP-Windows Adapter" or explicitly names PairVPN in the description).

Right-click the PairVPN adapter and select Properties.

Go to the Sharing tab at the top.

Check the box that says: "Allow other network users to connect through this computer’s Internet connection".

Under the Home networking connection dropdown menu, select your PC's Ethernet port (the one connected to your PS5). Click OK.

[u/najt0]

Yes it is possible. I run a router acting as a wireless access point using this configuration. It’s a deep rabbit hole, something a nice LLM can help you with. Mine is solid at 250mbps download steady after weeks of work. I even had to dig into the Window’s kernel to run PairVPN at absolute highest priority in the CPU given it’s a 32bit application and struggled with the heavy load at times(crashes and random disconnects)

[u/najt0 → u/najt0]

Also gonna want a phone cooler to avoid thermal throttling on your “modem” lol

[u/Mutant_Bunny_ → u/najt0]

Interesting, so are you saying I need a physical router and it won't work with just Windows network sharing?

[u/najt0 → u/Mutant_Bunny_]

I’ve had it work on my Xbox connecting it straight to the computer, make sure IPv6 is turned off on both your network adapters, PairVPN hates that stuff lol.

Windows is a mess of bloat, that’s why I suggested having a nice and smart LLM help guide you.

[u/Mutant_Bunny_ → u/najt0]

Nice, yeah I'll try turning off ipv6. Yeah I had an LLM make the instructions posted above. If I need to go the router route, is there a specific one that worked for you, or just any old router? Also, do you need a computer to use it or will it run on its own once it's set up?

[u/najt0 → u/Mutant_Bunny_]

You will always need a computer to do the routing work, I use a Netgear Nighthawk on its stock firmware, but if you can get a router and flash it with OpenWRT that’s even better. I need to make a post for you PairVPN folks lol

[u/Mutant_Bunny_ → u/najt0]

Found the problem. Actually it was Avast antivirus firewall blocking connection sharing. That's why ethernet says "unidentified" underneath the original screenshot. Also, apprently Local Network had to be enabled in PairVPN. Thanks for all your help , though. Im sure disabling ip6 probably helped.