grillplate
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Hi there,
I'm configuring my Qbittorrent client to work with a 2 hops cascading VPN setup. I wan't to bind a specific network interface in Qbittorrent so that it always transfers via that network interface.
My VPN config: 2 hops cascading VPN, OpenVPN, Stealh HTTP/Auto, Leakprotection permanent (all options on), a 1-to-1 port forwarding for my second hop VPN connection, enforce primary IP=ON, Neuro routing=OFF (ON makes everything slower), OpenVPN protocol=UDP (TCP is very slow)
When bind the network interface in Qbittorrent, there are 4 options to choose from:
So my questions to you:
Best,
GP
I'm configuring my Qbittorrent client to work with a 2 hops cascading VPN setup. I wan't to bind a specific network interface in Qbittorrent so that it always transfers via that network interface.
My VPN config: 2 hops cascading VPN, OpenVPN, Stealh HTTP/Auto, Leakprotection permanent (all options on), a 1-to-1 port forwarding for my second hop VPN connection, enforce primary IP=ON, Neuro routing=OFF (ON makes everything slower), OpenVPN protocol=UDP (TCP is very slow)
When bind the network interface in Qbittorrent, there are 4 options to choose from:
- Any interface (work with all network interfaces)
- Ethernet (that's my local hardware network card itself, with local IP and router gateway)
- Perfect Privacy VPN 1 (this is my first hop in the cascade)
- Perfect Privacy VPN 2 (this is mu second and last hop in the cascade and also the IP adres to the outside world)
- When I choose option 1: all 3 interfaces show signs of traffic (including the local hardware network card!), the total torrent speed is maximum
- When I choose option 2: only that interface (Ethernet/local network card) is showing traffic. Speed is maximum
- When I choose option 3: there is no connection and no traffic
- When I choose option 4: only that interface (Perfect Privacy VPN 2) is showing traffic. Though it does not reach the maximum speed, only a 3th or so from the max speed
- Option 1: has max speed, but it also activates the Ethernet/local interface(!) this has me worried, because this would mean that Leak protection is not working some how and that traffic is routed over my local network interface to my router and modem, bypassing the VPN
- Option 2: same issue as with option 1 (traffic bypassing Leak protection)
- Option 3: obvious, no traffic
- Option 4: significantly lower speeds and not sure if the traffic is routed over the 2 hops, since PP VPN 2 is the las hop in my cascade
So my questions to you:
- How is it possible that the local network interface (options 1 and 2) is showing heavy traffic while VPN and VPN Leak protection is active?
- What option should I choose to make my Qbittorrent connections safe by always using the VPN connection?
- Or what should I do differently?
Best,
GP