VPN Services and Airport Time Capsule

Question

I just got a 3TB AirPort Time Capsule that I am trying to get hooked up with a VPN provider.  I live in Germany, so by default, my internet is German.  I want to use a service like Private Internet Access, Strong VPN, etc. so all of my internet traffic is rerouted as though it is coming from the US.  I currently have Unblock-us which uses Smart DNS.  This works well for things like Netflix and Hulu, but doesn't do anything for even google.
Is there a good service that will do what I want and can I set it up on my TC so all of my devices (MBP, Mac Mini, 2 Apple TVs, 2 iPhones, and 2 iPads) are covered?  I'm pretty computer savvy, but VPNs are new to me.

Answer 1

I have a Mac Mini that I keep on always and is connected to the TC via ethernet cable.  We use it primarily to store pictures, movies, and music, and to stream videos to Apple TV.  Is there a way to use that computer in place of the second router and still have it be a functioning part of my home network?
The answer is Yes.. but it is complicated.
You need to understand once you open a vpn tunnel to another location your client is then part of another network. Setting up vpn access and still requiring local access at the same time, means you will need to use secondary IP settings on the ethernet or use a secondary network connection, eg the wireless.
It means you cannot run dhcp .. it will need to be setup with fixed IP and it will then depend on all kinds of stuff how it works. I have done it.. it worked.. but it wasn't as stable as I would have liked. If what you want is to put the computer on the vpn and then route packets back to your standard network.. I think you will be in trouble. Still, as with many of these kinds of setups the only way to progress is to play around.
Have you signed up to a vpn service?
Tell me which one so I can look up their setup info.
Have you setup the vpn tunnel to the service and got it working?
Getting vpn tunnel working on one client is always the first major step to getting them running.. Once you do that, you can see about what is involved in sharing that to the rest of the network.
Once you do that I need to see some info about the IP you get and how to set routing from vpn to the rest of the network.. but I would suggest the Apple TV is going to need to be directly connected to the mini so you can set it as part of the same network subnet.
I need your current full network setup.. what broadband service do you have? What modem router is supplied by your ISP? Is the TC working as the main router?
In your unblockus setup how do you have the dns setup?
Going back to your original post, I need to understand what you are really trying to achieve.
This works well for things like Netflix and Hulu, but doesn't do anything for even google.
Blocking google public DNS is necessary part of getting Netflix to work nowadays and there are methods to do that. Is that what your problem is??
However if you actually want to completely tunnel to the US it is rather different.