qBittorrent only works when VPN is on
Posted: Tue Mar 07, 2023 8:42 pm
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!
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!