qBittorrent only works when VPN is on

[Phantom1472]

hey, so I use:

Windows 10 Pro N, Version 10.0.19045
qBittorrent v4.5.2

my VPN is: PIA
app version is: v3.1.1

This VPN app has a feature called "split tunnel" which is great because I can tell the app which programs should use the VPN and which shouldn't, but it seems my qBittorrent has become obsessed with the VPN, even when I tell the VPN to not include qBittorrent in the VPN traffic, I STILL USES THE VPN!

Even if I turn the split tunnel feature off, turn the VPN off, the qBittorrent client still wants to use the VPN so I get 0 traffic. Like I have 0 peer and 0 seeds... I don't get why the qBittorrent client would have any idea it needs to use the VPN connection if I turned it OFF... when I turn the VPN back on, suddenly all the peers and seeds come back and I get DL/UL speed again.

This is the case even if I turn the qBittorrent client off and on again. Still looks for the VPN connections and if it's off that there is no DL/UL traffic.

Even if I turn the entire computer off and on again.

Any ideas what might be happening? Is this a question for this forum or PIA support?

Thanks!

[unseen19]

Hi,

What are the NIC preferences inside QBT? didn't you selected in the option the VPN interface only?

[Phantom1472]

Well, I don't remember ever changing this setting, but this seems to be the cause of the problem...

Fixed now!

Thanks!