It seems many hospitals restrict international VPN access.
It seems many hospitals restrict international VPN access.
When you're outside the US, the rules flip: GameStop limits access from non-US areas since restricting traffic only to where they sell makes it harder for attacks. Many stores that don’t ship internationally follow this approach.
They seem to have a problem because the VPN should hide everything from their view, yet their traffic appears to be visible. It looks like the VPN client might not be functioning correctly, especially since it shouldn’t restrict access to certain areas when using a VPN.
The connection is being prevented by the VPN server if its IP address comes from outside the United States.
They seem uncertain about the purpose, since connecting to a VPN outside the US wouldn’t make sense if only avoiding hospital monitoring is the goal.
With a paid VPN service, you pick your exit location, yet it doesn't guarantee your origin point is secure.
It hasn't been my usual experience using AirVPN. A VPN server is essentially a machine in a data centre located in the country you wish to bypass. I think a more secure option that hides your location would function differently, but it might be excessive for what the person asking wants—just avoiding network monitoring.
This was my interpretation, correct. You mentioned it clearly—there shouldn't be any chance the hospital knows your connection path once the VPN is active, unless the client accidentally reveals that detail.
ProtonVPN claims to have 300 US servers, meaning they could block traffic within the United States. If this applies, the best options might be setting up your own VPN on a VPS or, if feasible, running a VPN locally with hardware like a Raspberry Pi.
I didn’t mention the issue while using a VPN. It seems the hospital is only restricting access through geographic blocking, preventing any IPs from outside the US from connecting. This affects all of my Proton servers located abroad. My IT person thought it was just VPN traffic being filtered, but it actually involves international IP addresses.