How it works

Your VPN, shared. Only your VPN.

Windows normally sends hotspot traffic straight to the internet. TetherNode puts its own engine in the middle.

Internet on café Wi-Fi connects through my-vpn (WireGuard) to This PC, which shares 100% protected traffic with a living-room TV, a PlayStation 5 and a Pixel 8.

  1. Step 1

    Catch every packet

    A signed network driver picks up each packet from your devices before Windows can route it.

  2. Step 2

    Send it into your VPN

    TetherNode rewrites each packet so it leaves through your VPN, and replies come back the same way.

  3. Step 3

    Block the normal route

    Windows’ own route to the internet is blocked, so anything that can’t use the VPN is dropped instead of leaked.

  4. Step 4

    Keep DNS inside the VPN

    Devices are told to use DNS that goes through the VPN, even if they were set to another resolver.

When the VPN drops

Fail closed. Every time.

Kill switch

If the VPN drops, devices are blocked at once, with no fallback.

Watchdog

If the app is closed or crashes, the hotspot shuts down within seconds.

DNS leak protection

Every device’s lookups go to your VPN’s resolver.

IPv6 off for devices

The VPN carries IPv4, so devices can’t leak over IPv6.

PC leak guard

Your PC’s own DNS stays inside the VPN too.

Leftover hotspot

A hotspot left over from a previous run is switched off, never silently reused.

WireGuard

Runs on the official kernel driver that ships with the app. Import a .conf and connect.

OpenVPN

Uses your own OpenVPN 2.6+ install. The app checks for it and links the official download.

Your VPN app

Already use a VPN app from your provider or work? Connect it as usual, then pick its network adapter in TetherNode.

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