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When I used Mullvad with the kill switch on, I could still access local network resources--NAS, printers, etc.

Is there a way to make ProtonVPN do that? (On MacOS)

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[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Oh dang. I thought all kill switches had this limitation. So there are VPNs with kill switches to protect my torrenting from detection, while simultaneously allowing me to stream my Emby content locally?

[–] DesolateMood@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

For torrenting, it's not recommended to use the VPN kill switch anyway, it's better to go into the torrent client itself and bind to the vpn. This way you're protected regardless of if your VPN has a functional kill switch

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

Yes, that’s the way it works with Mullvad.

I just purchased the Proton Black Friday deal and am now having some buyer’s remorse.

I run my torrent client and Sonarr on my desktop with the media library and Jellyfin on my NAS.

I’ll have to turn off the kill switch or move the torrent software to the NAS. Neither is ideal.