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qBittorrent network interface bind not working? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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?

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[–] fatalError@lemmy.sdf.org -3 points 11 months ago (6 children)

After you disconnect the VPN the interface likely goes down so qbit falls back to the actual connection I think.

[–] cyberwolfie@lemmy.ml 13 points 11 months ago (5 children)

That is what the interface bind is supposed to prevent, or at least that is what I thought it was supposed to prevent. To avoid IP leaks in case of a lost VPN connection. I wonder if I've misunderstood it, or misconfigured it or something else.

[–] pbanj@lemmy.ml 5 points 11 months ago

You have some configuration wrong somewhere. It shouldnt connect to anything

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