Should I Change VPN So I can use Split Tunneling and Kill Switch Simultaneously? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Ultimately, I only want to use Proton VPN for torrenting and seeding, while not using Proton VPN for browsing the internet, using Steam and Discord (essentially everything else).

I'm currently using Proton VPN for torrenting, but sadly it doesn't support using a kill switch if I'm already using split tunneling. I read that NordVPN can use both simultaneously, but I'm not sure if this is actually true. Should I switch VPN so that I can use split tunneling and a kill switch together?

Essentially, I only want to use the VPN for torrenting, and it would be nice to be able to use a kill switch for the torrent if it loses connection.

Thank you.

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[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 9 points 22 hours ago

Best thing to do in a situation like this is to have a bake off. Just pay the smallest amount of money you can to test out other services till you can form your own opinion.

I would test mullvad. It does split tunneling with a kill switch at the same time, it also allows you to do local networking without split tunneling. It doesn't do any logging and you can pay in cash. I use it to seed and in my torrent app (qbittorrent) I set it to only connect to internet through my VPN so even if the kill switch somehow failed, the moment I'm no longer on the VPN my torrents stop no matter if I'm leeching or seeding.

For further research, I suggest the piracy megathread

[-] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 4 points 19 hours ago

Proton recently added local network access but the main thing is that it supports port forwarding unlike mullvad. Absolutely should be setting your vpn and the interface in qbitorrent though as you said, it’s much more reliable and convenient than a killswitch imo

[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 1 points 19 hours ago

That's cool to know. I haven't yet tried to port forward on my vpn. Normally I just do that in my network or using istio.

[-] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 2 points 18 hours ago

Yeah port forwarding from your router won’t do anything if you’re using a vpn so you need it to be supported by the vpn to download and seed most effectively

[-] BlueRingedOctopus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago

I don't have a VPN and don't have a static IP (nor do I want to pay for them). Can I still forward my port using this **istio **thing ?

[-] CubitOom@infosec.pub 2 points 18 hours ago

Istio is a serivce mesh for Kubernetes. It's great but not intended for something like sharing media from home.

It sounds however like you might benefit from Dynamic DNS (DDNS) if you are trying to work around not having a static IP. I use this method for my Jellyfin server since it would cost too much to host that data on a public cloud provider.