Editing Introduction to a Self Managed Life: a 13 hour & 28 minute presentation by FUTO software (section)

==== 5.3. Make Sure Android Phone’s OpenVPN Connection is Still Connected ====

# Locate the OpenVPN Connect app on your Android phone.
# Open the app and check the connection status.
# If not connected, tap on the profile you created earlier (e.g., “Home VPN”).
# Tap the '''“Connect”''' button.
# Wait for the connection to establish. You should see a “Connected” status.

<blockquote>'''Important:''' Make sure you’re connected to your home network via OpenVPN before attempting to sync your contacts and calendar. If you’re not, it won’t find your server, since we haven’t forwarded any ports, and you are using local IP/hostnames to connect to it. Your router knows who <code>mailserver.home.arpa</code> is, your router knows who <code>192.168.5.3</code> is. To the outside world, this means nothing… and further, you’re not open to the outside world anyway.
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<blockquote>Think of it like the difference between saying “I want to find Sabrina Carpenter” to a hotel bellhop, vs. “I want to find my girlfriend.” Girlfriend only means something in reference to you. <code>Mailserver.home.arpa</code> only means something to you. The rest of the world has no idea who the fk that is.
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