Connection management over restricted network
One example may include receiving data, via a client device, from a virtual private network (VPN) server over a first connection of a first network, sending a request sent outside the VPN server, via the client device, to access a second network detected by the client device while the client device is communicating with the VPN server over the first network, responsive to receiving a captive portal from the second network, forwarding, via the client device, authentication information over a second connection to the second network, and receiving additional data, by the client device, from the VPN server over the first connection provided by the first network and a second connection provided by the second network after the authentication information is approved.
1. A method comprising:
receiving data, via a client device, from a virtual private network (VPN) server over a first connection of a first network;
sending a request sent outside the VPN server, via the client device, to access a second network detected by the client device while the client device is communicating with the VPN server over the first network;
responsive to receiving a captive portal from the second network, forwarding, via the client device, authentication information over a second connection to the second network; and
receiving additional data, by the client device, from the VPN server over the first connection provided by the first network and a second connection provided by the second network after the authentication information is approved.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first network is accessible by a first access point and the second network is accessible by a second access point separate from the first access point.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising:
forwarding a data request to the VPN server, via the client device, destined for a remote server to obtain data from the remote server.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication network is a Wi-Fi network.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second communication network is one or more of a cellular network and another Wi-Fi network.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request comprises a HTTP message.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request is sent to an authorization server that authorizes access to the second communication network.
8. A client device comprising:
a processor configured to
receive data from a virtual private network (VPN) server over a first connection of a first network;
send a request sent outside the VPN server to access a second network detected by the client device while the client device is communicating with the VPN server over the first network;
responsive to receiving a captive portal from the second network, forward authentication information over a second connection to the second network; and
receive additional data from the VPN server over the first connection provided by the first network and a second connection provided by the second network after the authentication information is approved.
9. The client device of claim 8 , wherein the first network is accessible by a first access point and the second network is accessible by a second access point separate from the first access point.
10. The client device of claim 8 , comprising:
forwarding a data request to the VPN server, via the client device, destined for a remote server to obtain data from the remote server.
11. The client device of claim 8 , wherein the first communication network is a Wi-Fi network.
12. The client device of claim 11 , wherein the second communication network is one or more of a cellular network and another Wi-Fi network.
13. The client device of claim 8 , wherein the request comprises a HTTP message.
14. The client device of claim 8 , wherein the request is sent to an authorization server that authorizes access to the second communication network.
15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform:
receiving data, via a client device, from a virtual private network (VPN) server over a first connection of a first network;
sending a request sent outside the VPN server, via the client device, to access a second network detected by the client device while the client device is communicating with the VPN server over the first network;
responsive to receiving a captive portal from the second network, forwarding, via the client device, authentication information over a second connection to the second network; and
receiving additional data, by the client device, from the VPN server over the first connection provided by the first network and a second connection provided by the second network after the authentication information is approved.
16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first network is accessible by a first access point and the second network is accessible by a second access point separate from the first access point.
17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform:
forwarding a data request to the VPN server, via the client device, destined for a remote server to obtain data from the remote server.
18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the first communication network is a Wi-Fi network.
19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 18 , wherein the second communication network is one or more of a cellular network and another Wi-Fi network.
20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the request is sent to an authorization server that authorizes access to the second communication network.