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chaley · 07-26-2017, 04:26 PM

Check the "Allow connecting using 3G" box in CC's Settings / Connecting to calibre / Content server connection / IP address and port, or the equivalent in the wireless device setup. That tells CC to attempt to connect even if WiFi is off, using whatever networking is available. I can't guarantee that connections will work because VPNs can be strange but at least you will get past the WiFi check. By "strange" I mean that VPNs may or may not pass UDP and broadcasts, DNS may or may not work correctly, and routing might send the packets over the wrong network.

07-26-2017, 04:26 PM	#3
chaley Grand Sorcerer Posts: 12,458 Karma: 8012886 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Notts, England Device: Kobo Libra 2	Check the "Allow connecting using 3G" box in CC's Settings / Connecting to calibre / Content server connection / IP address and port, or the equivalent in the wireless device setup. That tells CC to attempt to connect even if WiFi is off, using whatever networking is available. I can't guarantee that connections will work because VPNs can be strange but at least you will get past the WiFi check. By "strange" I mean that VPNs may or may not pass UDP and broadcasts, DNS may or may not work correctly, and routing might send the packets over the wrong network.