I like to run qBittorrent on a Linux laptop to try and minimize the risk of Microsoft tracking what I'm doing and to protect my main system from viruses. I'm having an issue with it though. When I go into Advanced and select Network Interface, Proton VPN is not an option there. I only get lo, eno1, wlp4s0, ipv6leakintrf0, and tun0.

How can I get it to bind to the VPN so that I don't have to worry about it freaking out and sending unencrypted data through qBit?

EDIT: I also tried torrenting Ubuntu and killing the VPN just to test it out. It didn't stop downloading and uploading when I did that.

  • wall_inhabiter@lemdro.id
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    10 months ago

    How about you use MullVad?

    I'm not being a dick. Proton had enough info on French climate activists to sell them out.

    Extinction Rebellion types may be the most anemic politics I've seen in my life, so the idea they're locking up people attracted to something that lame... it's like locking me up for piracy. Fuck Proton.

    Also Mullvad server's are way better for p2p and they don't try to get more money out of you.

    Are you escaping NATO intelligence with my knowledge here? Fuck no. Look at Mullvaf's servers list and it's basically a rundown of every country whose security situation is bad enough that it likely permits the CIA to do what it wants.

    Also your OS is compromised.

      • wall_inhabiter@lemdro.id
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        10 months ago

        Are you saying I couldn't run a minecraft server off it if I wanted to, for instance?

        If that is going to be an issue, thanks for letting me know in advance. That's kinda important 😭😭

    • Elarionus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      10 months ago

      Because I already pay for Proton for drive, mail, and other services. I've used Mullvad in the past, and I definitely prefer it as a simple torrenting VPN, but Proton offers a lot more.

      • wall_inhabiter@lemdro.id
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        10 months ago

        That's valid but I would still go with options that don't bill themselves as private only to hand over info to feds. I like Tuta.mail because they don't try to get a phone number out of me lol. Cloud services are abundant. You do you though, I get the feeling neither of us is slinging MDMA and privacy is just a technical requirement.

  • Chewy@discuss.tchncs.de
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    10 months ago

    Manually configuring wireguard might work and protonvpn provides config files [1]. It's unrelated to the issue, but wireguard additionally supports port forwarding which increases download speeds for torrents.

    I've no idea why the network isn't showing up.

    [1] https://protonvpn.com/support/wireguard-manual-linux/

  • pudcollar [he/him]
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    10 months ago

    Can't you just turn the "kill switch" option on in Proton and then everything goes through it?