Replying to Avatar Leo Wandersleb

I'm just now getting into VPN usage and I'm surprised how not straight forward it is.

So I paid NordVPN and downloaded these ovpn files and set my network manager to use these but to my surprise, IPv6 leaks my real location/country even if I disable IPv6 in the network manager for both the wired and the vpn connection? How can it be that easy to screw up VPN usage in 2025?
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Abstract Equilibrium 9mo ago

I use headscale (or sometimes just plain wireguard) and a few cloud hosts as exit nodes. A real literal VPN not just a glorified proxy. 3rd party sites don't know my local IP; just the exit IPs that I control. The hosting provider could still maybe glean the link from the VPS to my other devices, but it seems safe enough especially if you pay for the VPS with ecash over another proxy channel.

Total cost is maybe a tad more than a Mull or Nord, but VPSs can do more too, so...

so tl;dr... I guess you're right, it's not straightforward at all. 🙄

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