Re: Shouldn't devices tethered to a device using Wireguard share the same IP?

[Jose Marinez <jedi_papi@yahoo.com>]

Thank you all or the responses.

Wow. This seems like a big issue for Android and iOS. How many people like me that are tethering, go about convinced their devices are inheriting the VPN connection? Are there channels to communicate with both Google and Apple about this? 

@Harsh - I do have a rooted Android device with Wireguard on I can use for tethering. Say I build my kernel module from the list you sent. How do I go about integrating it into the Wireguard Android app?

Thanks,
Jose

On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 1:53 PM, Harsh Shandilya <me@msfjarvis.dev> wrote:
> 
> 
> On May 20 2020, at 10:57 pm, Jose Marinez <jedi_papi@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Guys,
>>  
>> Can you tell me if this is working as it should?...
>>  
>> I have a phone with Wireguard on. I share the connection via
>> tethering/hotspot. When I check the IP on the tethered device I don't
>> see the same IP as my Wireguard endpoint. What I do see is an IP from
>> the phone's mobile network, the one running Wireguard. 
>>  
>> Is this right? Does this mean that traffic from that tethered device
>> not using the Wireguard connection? I'm confused.
>>  
>>  
>> Thanks,
>> Jose
> 
>>  
> 
> At least on Android, tethering data is *not* routed through your VPN. If
> you want that to happen, you will have to use the WireGuard kernel
> module which requires a rooted device and a custom kernel. On some
> supported devices
> (https://github.com/WireGuard/android-wireguard-module-builder/tree/master/kernels)
> you can use root access to install the required module automatically
> through the app, on your stock kernel.
> 
> Harsh
>>