I am struggling to get my proxy setup to work, as described here https://support.nordvpn.com/Connectivity/Proxy/1047410732/Proxy-setup-on-uTorrent.htm

I successfully got the nordvpn login and password, added it to the connection GUI of qbittorrent on my Debian gnu Linux machine, and applied the settings. I use the nl.socks.nordhold.net proxy server, and port 1080. But the final test with the magnet link from ipleak.net fails, and I never see the data from the magnet URL.

Does such a setup work for anyone else out there? How can I debug the setup?

  • Uninvited Guest@lemmy.caEnglish
    5·
    10 months ago

    Try using the IP address of the NordVPN SOCK5 server, instead of the domain.

    I had issues with using the domain name provided by Privado, and found switching to the IP address resolved them.

    • bremen15@feddit.deOPEnglish
      2·
      10 months ago

      ok, i tried that (109.202.99.45) and it still does not work. The “retrieving metadata” progress animation keeps animating, and no info in the magnet link on the ipleak.net website shows up.

  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.netEnglish
    3·
    10 months ago

    Consider containers. Gluetun makes it easy to establish a wireguard connection to Nord, then use qbittorrent docker on the network that glutun provides, same for all your *arrs. Safer, faster, self-contained. Connect your web-browser to gluetun’s proxy. Just sayin’

  • iHUNTcriminals@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    I believe I had this working once but unfortunately I don’t recall having to troubleshoot anything.

    Right now I just use a stack and put all my apps the need VPN in that docker stack and use kasm Firefox with ipleak to double check the VPN.

    The reason I use the VPN container (gluetun) is I think I can specifically connect it to the nord p2p servers… Is that possible with the proxy settings?

  • bremen15@feddit.deOPEnglish
    1·
    10 months ago

    I got it to work by using a different soccks5 server. Those in the Netherlands didn’t work.