Adding VPN w/ ChomeOS?

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In order to remote access my company work station (a Windows machine), I have to first connect to a company VPN, then run the remote desktop app on my Windows laptop to connect to my pc. I asked our tech guy if I could set something up on my chromebook as my work laptop is cheap and cumbersome. He noted that it would not work because chromeos doesn’t support the VPN protocol.

At first glance, this seems to be right as I am having a hard time finding a way to add a VPN on my chromebook. Is there a more involved process that I am missing? Maybe something utilizing Linux? Or should I just “accidentally” drop my work laptop from a moving car and hope for better replacement?

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Settings - Network - Add Connection - Add Built in VPN

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Alternatively, an Android VPN app can be installed. This will allow the connection to be used by all apps.

A VPN connection in Linux will only be accessible inside Linux, since it is an isolated VM.

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ChromeOS supports Cisco Anyconnect. Which VPN does your employer use?

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I use both Cisco AnyConnect and Palo Alto GlobalProtect on my Chromebook. Both are using the android app. Just an FYI that with GlobalProtect mobile VPN is an additional license your company needs to buy.

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I asked our tech guy if I could set something up on my chromebook as my work laptop is cheap and cumbersome. He noted that it would not work because chromeos doesn’t support the VPN protocol.

Sorry to tell you, but your “tech guy” is dumb, lazy and doesn’t know sh!t about anything beyond MS Windows, more likely he hasn’t even touch anything before Win10, knows nothing about Chromebooks, ChromeOS, GNU/Linux or set up a VPN on a router, just pre-built packages. There are several options to choose to setup a VPN on ChromeOs, and, even more, also several pre-built apps to do so.

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Right now I’m using OpenVPN, Tailscale, Nebula, Ziti, some generic Wireguard sessions and ssh/SOCKS on my devices. And to make things more fun, a few more of them in Linux containers.

chromeos doesn’t support the VPN protocol.

Sounds like “I’ve deleted the Internet” to me.

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And to add with the other comments. There are also chrome extensions by the VPN provider themselves.

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Are you aware that there’s many different VPN protocols and different remote desktop apps?

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Google1 VPN that comes free with cloud storage package easily adds to a chromebook and works fine…but sometimes a little slow.

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awesome, where can I download the chromebook version of the app?

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Said “tech guy” may be referring to the corporate approved VPN software, per company policy. I know a few companies which use the Cisco Can’tConnect and will not allow anything else, so if there is no app for ChromeOS (a bad example because I think there is at least an android app), you are s.o.l.

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The extensions are mostly outdated, so you have to use the android apps if your VPN gateway is up to date.

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Google1 VPN

it’s completely stupid that Google wants you to use the Android app on Chrome OS. Their own vpn does not support their own Os. Talk about failing.

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You missed the point. He does not want to use a VPN to obfuscate his pirating movies but to connect to the internal network of his employer. That’s another problem class.

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just search for: nordvpn download chromebook app

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are you talking to me? Because I said nothing about this.

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I answered the posting above yours. But your comment is not relevant either; it’s not what the original posting was asking about.

Besides that according to Google’s “support” only physical Android devices (whatever that might be) are eligible for using the Google One VPN. That would exclude ChromeOS (devices) and thus Google did not add their product to the supported VPNs in ChromeOS.