Headset and ALVR on separate network - tested another solution

[TayKara]

Hi there,

Many thanks to the contributors of this project !

As I am using a remote PC (shadow PC actually), I have followed this wiki page : https://github.com/alvr-org/ALVR/wiki/Headset-and-ALVR-streamer-on-separate-networks

I weren't very satisfied with the solutions on the wiki so I have tried something else, and I think my solution is a good compromise between a fast, a reliable, and a secure connection between the remote PC and the headset.

I just wanted to explain what I ve done to be able to connect my quest 3 and a remote pc (shadow pc), with the idea of being in a secure and fast connection between the devices.

I have an Asus router at home, and this router allow to install an OpenVPN server directly onto it.
Plus, the router can do dynamic DNS, so even if your public IP address changes (and this often happens in my case, my ISP reassign a new IP address every time I reboot my ISP router), it will not bother you as you can use the hostname you have specified (something like "xxxx.asuscomm.com" in my case).

So I have

• enabled DDNS,
• configured the OpenVPN server (be sure to allow clients to access your local network in the settings),
• added a client user,
• exported the OpenVPN configuration file,
• Downloaded the configuration file on the remote PC,
• Added this configuration file to OpenVPN GUI (client),
• connected to the OpenVPN server (my router) with the credentials.

Once it is done, ping the local IP address of your headset with the remote PC to be sure everything has been configured correctly.

Note : be sure to switch your ISP router to "Bridge" mode (instead of "Router" mode), otherwise the DDNS may not work.

By doing that, I was able to have a pseudo-direct and secure connection between the quest and the shadow PC over the internet.

Here the Asus documentation about installing OpenVPN server : https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1008713/

I am pretty sure that this can be done with some Synology NAS (and probably with routers from different brands too).

As I am not a native english speaker, let me know if some points are not easy to understand, I will try my best to re-explain again.