2017-05-21, 22:43
(2017-05-21, 14:25)larchen Wrote: @BasjeHi, yes it is off topic, and yes, add-ons can completely ignore the Kodi proxy settings. It is what Retrospect does. I use my own proxy settings and pass it on to Kodi (which not always uses it as it should, but that is an ffmpeg issue I think). With a VPN it is more difficult, as a VPN usually adds network routes to the OS and those you cannot easily circumvent.
Off topic regarding Kodi´s own proxy settings/handling and addons in general, not specifically regarding the Retrospect addon.
I hope it´s ok that I ask you here anyway and that you perhaps can give me some information regarding Kodi built-in proxy settings.
I´ve seen some old threads where you´ve been active regarding how Kodi handles http proxy and you have proxy-features integrated in your great add-on so you probably has good insight in how Kodi handles using proxy servers.
I don´t understand much about it but started to wonder how reliable it is to use VPN with Kodi via a http-proxy.
My setup:
W7 as VirtualBox Host running a Guest VM with Linux.
In Linux VM Guest I run a proxy server (Tinyproxy) and connect to internet with VPN via OpenVPN.
In W7 I run Kodi v16.1.RC2 (DSPlayer-version) and has activated proxy-settings in Kodi and set it to connect to internet through the proxy server running in the Linux VM guest (= VM-guestlocalIP:port).
My question/worry:
Is there any risk that Kodi or any addon
(due to limitations in/how http-proxy generally and technically works or due to the way http proxy is implemented in Kodi)
can make connections to the internet without respecting/using the proxy settings in Kodi and then not connecting through the proxy (perhaps instead directly using the W7 internet connection which isn´t connected through VPN)?
E g making the "negotiations"/contact through proxy but then connect to the video stream without using the proxy route?
Grateful for any information you might have regarding this question.
/Larchen