3rd Party VPN programs

[dudaboss 1]

I am using a program called, "VPNCheck Pro" and so far it has worked as it is advertized. It has a built in DNS leak fixer and automatic connection etc. The question I have is the DNS settings. Should they be set for the router or the machine behind the router? Thanks.

[Staff 9972]

I am using a program called, "VPNCheck Pro" and so far it has worked as it is advertized. It has a built in DNS leak fixer and automatic connection etc. The question I have is the DNS settings. Should they be set for the router or the machine behind the router? Thanks.

Hello!

If the the OpenVPN client runs on the machine behind the router, you may need to set them in your machine. Anyway, our servers push the VPN DNS, therefore your machine should already be using the VPN DNS.

You can perform the DNS leak test here (while your computer is connected to the VPN):

http://dnsleaktest.com

If you see only Google DNS then you have no DNS leaks.

Kind regards

[dudaboss 1]

Thanks, I was concerned that some of the sites I were seing were google. Thanks.

[dudaboss 1]

Question do I need to configure the dns adddress on both lines in the router and computer that I am using? Or just does it need to be set in the computer?

[Staff 9972]

Question do I need to configure the dns adddress on both lines in the router and computer that I am using? Or just does it need to be set in the computer?

Hello!

If you connect from your Windows computer, please set 10.4.0.1 as preferred DNS in your computer physical network card. If you connect from your router (for example if you have Tomato, OpenWRT, DD-WRT... routers) set it as the first nameserver in the router.

Kind regards

[Guest rbj]

While on the subject of dns, I changed the dns in my Mac to some Swedish dns. Now when I do the dnsleak test all that shows is the dns I lput in my Mac (the Swedish ones) and not the Google servers that AirVPN uses.

Back when I had the dns set to my isp's dns the leak test properly showed Google servers for Air. Can anyone explain what happened. I'm confused. Thanks all.

[Staff 9972]

While on the subject of dns, I changed the dns in my Mac to some Swedish dns. Now when I do the dnsleak test all that shows is the dns I lput in my Mac (the Swedish ones) and not the Google servers that AirVPN uses.

Back when I had the dns set to my isp's dns the leak test properly showed Google servers for Air. Can anyone explain what happened. I'm confused. Thanks all.

Hello!

It's normal. When you force your Mac to use some DNS, the DNS queries will be encrypted and tunneled to the VPN server your Mac is connected to. The OpenVPN server decrypts them and sends them out to the proper destination, receives the reply, encrypts it and sends it back to your OpenVPN client in the Mac. The final DNS server does not know the real origin of the query, of course, it sees packets coming from the Air server exit-IP.

WARNING: THE ABOVE IS NOT TRUE FOR WINDOWS SYSTEMS (Windows lacks the concept of global DNS; if you force a Windows physical network card to use some DNS, it can occasionally send out unencrypted DNS queries out of the tunnel, causing a DNS leak - in Windows you need to force the TAP-Win32 Adapter V9 to use a particular DNS, AND block DNS leaks, if you don't want to use the Air DNS).

You can use any DNS you wish. If you wish to access Air internal services (currently only speedtest.air) and bypass ICE censorship, then you must use the Air DNS (10.x.0.1).

Kind regards

[Guest rbj]

Switched to Air DNS. But what do I enter for search domains, please?