Using a VPN Service Provider to get around port forwarding issues?

[LordEntrails]

Hmm I am having no success with PureVPN... got it and ran the dedicated IP and my players still cannot connect.
here the steps I did.

run PureVPN with dedicated IP
run FGC and created game ( test did not work wasn't sure if it would or not)
provided players with dedicated IP

I haven't used it in some time, but used to work great for me. Sometimes I did have to change the protocol PureVPN used. And the Connection test should (?) work if PureVPN is working right. Try that and let us know.

[Trenloe]

Hmm I am having no success with PureVPN... got it and ran the dedicated IP and my players still cannot connect.
here the steps I did.

run PureVPN with dedicated IP
run FGC and created game ( test did not work wasn't sure if it would or not)
provided players with dedicated IP

1) Make sure that the PureVPN network is set to "Private" and not "Public".
2) Ensure that the "External" IP address reported by Fantasy Grounds is the same as your PureVPN dedicated IP address - if it isn't the connection test can't work correctly, restart FG (close and re-open it) and make sure the External address matches the IP address reported by PureVPN (which should be your dedicated IP address).

[Fauberoptic]

1) Make sure that the PureVPN network is set to "Private" and not "Public".
2) Ensure that the "External" IP address reported by Fantasy Grounds is the same as your PureVPN dedicated IP address - if it isn't the connection test can't work correctly, restart FG (close and re-open it) and make sure the External address matches the IP address reported by PureVPN (which should be your dedicated IP address).

I asked on discord and it was quickly resolved... new computer has anti virus pre installed I was unaware of it.
thank you all for the quick response. Also running test does say success for future reference.