I am using ProtonVPN, and have (or so I thought) set up qBittorrent to bind to the network interface that ProtonVPN is using (tun0). The connection symbol turns red if I turn off the VPN, and downloads will stop. However, when checking the torrent address on ipleak.net, it seems that this bind is not working properly - my real IP shows up after I have disconnected my VPN. I thought that there shouldn’t be any connections made when traffic is not via the tun0 interface, so that my real IP should never be known by the detection tool. Am I wrong?

I have not configured the kill switch, but perhaps I should do so?

  • redfellowEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Not sure what to tell you. Mine works and doesn’t leak even if I turn it off on the fly. Are you sure that leak website isn’t showing your real IP cos, you know, turn off the vpn?

    • cyberwolfie@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I’m using the Torrent Address Detection tool, which I assume is checking the IP broadcast by my torrent client.