Qbittorrent Connecting To Internet When VPN is Off

[axel]

Using Qbittorrent v 5.2.0. I have Network interface set to Nordlynx, but QB is still connecting to the internet when the VPN is disconnected? I have tested this by entering a single word in the search box and it brings back a list of hits. I have tweaked several settings in QB as advised by Grok to try and bind QB to the Nord VPN to no avail. I used IP Vanish for years with no issues, so perhaps some of the settings are still tailored to IP Vanish? Should I uninstall QB and start from scratch with the default settings?

Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[KIA]

Post a screenshot of your qBittorrent network interface config.

You can use this site to check for a torrent IP leak: https://ipleak.net/

 

[deviation]

I hope you're only downloading Linux ISO's

 

[axel]

Post a screenshot of your qBittorrent network interface config.

You can use this site to check for a torrent IP leak: https://ipleak.net/

I have also taken a look at the ipleak site, but I have no idea what I am looking for or how it relates to QBT.

 

[KIA]

The bind looks good.

As for ipleak.net, find this section:

Click on 'Activate' and you'll see the following:

Click on the magnet link and let it open in qBittorrent. After a few seconds ipleak.net will display the IP in use by qBittorrent. The IP should match your VPN's IP. ipleak.net shouldn't show an IP if your VPN is turned off.

 

[axel]

OK did that. Full IP address shown including my ISP, region, Latitude Longitude etc. I then opened Nord and it was a totally different IP address. I had already uninstalled and reinstalled QBT, so it is ignoring the requirement to only use the NordLynx interface.

 

[KIA]

What if you bind to VPN IP?

 

[axel]

Cannot see how to do that. The only other options under "Optional Ip addresses to bind to" are All IPv4 addresses, or All IPv6 addresses.

 

[KIA]

Try a different client and see if it exhibits the same behaviour. All of the following support interface binding:

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