Start sharing on your local network
- Connect Zlex VPN, open Featured → LAN Proxy, and select the private IPv4 address of the LAN interface your other device uses.
- Start sharing, then enter the displayed address, port and generated username/password in the other device's SOCKS5 proxy settings. Allow access on your trusted LAN if the operating system asks.
Traffic and DNS
Proxy traffic uses the active VPN even when a SmartRoute rule would normally go DIRECT. Hostnames received by the proxy are resolved through the VPN. DNS queries made independently by another device or browser are outside the proxy.
SOCKS5 supports TCP CONNECT and UDP ASSOCIATE for compatible apps. This is an application proxy, not a LAN router: it does not forward every device packet or ICMP ping, and it blocks local/private destination services.
This release listens on a private (RFC 1918) IPv4 LAN address. Destinations may use public IPv4 or IPv6; only Internet services are supported.
Use a SOCKS5-capable app and enable proxy-side DNS where available. SOCKS5 UDP datagrams are limited to 16 KiB. Applications that only support HTTP proxies cannot use this feature.
Availability and usage
Sharing stops when the VPN disconnects or the selected LAN interface becomes unavailable. Credentials are cleared when sharing stops. Keep the host awake and share credentials only with trusted devices. SOCKS5 authentication does not itself encrypt the LAN link; use HTTPS or another application encryption method for sensitive content.
Traffic shared through LAN Proxy belongs to the host's VPN connection. PAYG counts its upload and download against the host account's available connection budget.