Hello all!
I have been out of the piracy game since a little before mullvad lost port-forwarding; I know these things are ever changing, and to my understanding ivpn is a good bet at this moment in time.
I was wondering what everyone else has been using. As well as if anyone has tried the gui client for ivpn either built from source or the AUR build(I do use arch btw).
I am open to any vpn client that has a good reputation in the community, and build-able from a repository; A gui is preferred but not necessary, and absolutely NO account creation (Except for generic account numbers of course).
Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to answer.
Tbf, you don't really need any app. With Mullvad I just download configuration files and import them in KDE. It really is dead simple. Now enabling VPN at will is just two clicks with the possibility do make it automatic with three to four clicks.
Mullvad doesn't support port forwarding anymore. I use airvpn and you can just use the native WireGuard (or OpenVPN if you'r crazy) apps on different platforms if you want.
I use Wireguard on Mullvad. I don't know what you're talking about 🤷♂️
he is saying mullvad doesn't support port forwarding anymore, which is true. As a long time mullvad customer, I'm now looking for alternatives
Holy shit, thank you for that information; I will definitely ensure I use a client with those vulnerabilities patched!
Another mullvad recommendation usually don't trust any provider if they can afford and want to do advertisement all over the place. Mullvad let's you pay in coins if you want to be super ghost
Oh yeah. I've used them for a couple years, I've just been out of the circle for 4-5 months. I also know things can change in the snap of a finger, so I figured I'd ask around. Good to see mullvad is still so highly recommended.
Airvpn with wireguard client prolly. I would just get a seedbox tbh roughly the same price but with more features
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Thanks for the suggestion! This may actually be the route I may go, as I can seed MUCH higher than a 1.0 without affecting my home connection speeds.
Exactly.
You also get wireguard vpn free with seedbox. Albeit the location will be limited to Netherlands.
Is setup similar to a VPS where I can just connect from the command line and set everything up on the remote box?
yes same. but unlike VPSs you get more (but shared) resources but no root access.
i've been using mullvad for almost a year with zero issues. fast, cheap and reliable.
Ivpn would be your best choice I think. I'm using proton VPN after mullvad abandoned port forwarding (why oh why did they do that!), but their client for Linux is basic but they are developing a new one at the moment. So port forwarding is a bit difficult to setup (but they do have it).
Sorry but your wording is a bit confusing. Are you saying that Proton have port forwarding but it's difficult to set up? And is Mullvad developing a new client or is it Proton? And how does IVPN fit into the picture, do they not have any of these limitations as Proton/Mullvad?
Sorry haven't had coffee yet. So in short:
Proton has port forwarding but difficult to setup on Linux. They are developing a Linux client more feature rich where hopefully oort forwarding will be an ease just like the windows client they have. Ipvns client for linux I think has this feature but needs verification since last time I looked was more than I months ago.
Thanks for the information; I already use proton mail plus to have all of my email domains under one, easy to sort inbox. However, I don't wish to perform illicit activities on something with my legal name attached!
Well they claim they don't have a logs policy plus they don't monitor traffic... I stopped caring about this some time ago haha.
Then your only option is ivpn I guess.
Yeah, still I can only take the company's word to any of these claims. After further research it looks like IVPN doesn't have port forwarding anymore either; If I do go the VPN route, I may still test my seeding speed with Mullvad as I've used them for a number of years.
Oh they don't support port forwarding? Hmm I couldn't find this but , too bad. I guess I have to wait and see the Proton's implementation.
ProtonVPN came with my Proton plan so I decided to try it. Works great on all my Linux distros, haven't had any problems. Kill switch works too, bind your torrent software of choice to the VPN device and you should be good to go.
Make suse to use one of the P2P specific servers for best performance.
No nasty letters from my ISP yet!
Have you been able to get ProtonVPN to work with WireGuard on Linux? I believe their VPN client on Linux only uses OpenVPN and I've tried to pull a WireGuard config file for a P2P server but every time I try to use it, I get no connection.
I enjoy ProtonVPN and other services that come with the premium subscription. Proton Pass with email aliases is a very good addition.
Seconding this, Proton has been super easy to work with, and the ProtonPass alias feature just works beautifully
Mysterium looks pretty interesting, being completely decentralized. All the mainstream VPNs are pretty shady to me, being run in a centralized manner and some heavily marketed by "influencers".
+1 to Mullvad. I only switched to NordVPN because I wanted to use an IP address from a country they have servers on.
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Doing so gives you a unique IP so you lose out on a lot of privacy.
That's true, though you can at least make sure the ISP that examines your data is in a country that doesn't care about these things as much, like Portugal. You can do similar with a mainstream VPN, but then you're sending your data to an IP your local ISP & law enforcement is more likely to be suspicious of.
