r/mullvadvpn

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The option is greyed out, and there is literally no way at all, to disable. I've tried disconnected, connected, after restart, after killing service manually, etc.

I really wish there were mainstream clients that could provide the same features mullvad does DAITA and multihop, but Had a BETTER Ui and not look like they dumped a mobile app onto PC. Trust me a dedicated app THAT LOOKS like it wasn't built for a touch screen would help alot.

So I read alot of comments and post about how your ISP can see your using a VPN, so does this have to be how it is? I mean we have obfuscation with mullvad with the options in the GUI and at first I mistook this as been hidden from the ISP, I read a few things on a protocol that connects via a port and makes it look like its a video call or something to that affect, so if that's the case how do they still know its a VPN and what's a good setup for a country that looks like its heading for a ban (UK), I hear russia has put a ban in place but people are able to use there VPN still? If ISP can detect it wouldn't they just block the connection? Any tips on getting rpund this or were i should be looking, just need a little guidance thank you, Sorry to anyone that thinks I'm asking daft questions but it's best to be knowing of these things and I think reddit is a great place to ask.

Be interested to hear people's setups and why if your willing pls do so.

Any advice for settings to minimize the increasingly obtrusive blocks and captchas on google and elsewhere?

Dirty Sundar is always hanging around outside my bedroom window pleasuring himself, asking me to log in. "I'm really a good guy, madame, not evil at all as you will see if you allow me to enter your boudoir." When I refuse he'll demand a captcha handjob through the window, saying "it is best you comply for the safety of you and the community, madame."

I always reject the filthy bastard and just change locations, but last night it became completely intolerable and it is now absolutely impossible to do a basic search on his increasingly useless search engine using at least 15+ different locations.

I updated the app last night but that didn't help, although the increased entry/exit location options are nice. Does a static IP help throw Dirty Sundar off the trail? Does anything else help? Or is anyone using Mullvad doomed to have Dirty Sundar constantly jacking his captchas in our faces and begging us to enter?

Thank you!

I’ve been using Mullvad DNS as my default DNS provider, but over the past few days (and especially this morning) I’ve started running into some pretty annoying issues.

A number of websites just won’t load properly — including Mullvad’s own sites. After multiple refreshes they eventually load, but it’s inconsistent and makes normal browsing pretty frustrating.

I haven’t changed anything on my setup recently, so I’m trying to figure out whether this is a wider issue or something on my end.

Is anyone else experiencing similar problems with Mullvad DNS right now?

Like the title says my Vpn is unusable. It has always been a little jank but worked not i get this screen then it just infinitely loads or says failed. Ive tried to find old versions of the app but on their website they say all older versions are no longer supported. I've uninstalled and installed off the newest version 3 times now and nothing same thing every time. Any and all help is appreciated Ty I've used Mullvad for over 3 years I really don't want to switch to a diff. vpn

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Does Mullvad help hide traffic for torrenting in the US to avoid getting fined?

Hi,

I currently use ProtonVPN and it's amazing, much better than my previous provider, however, when the topic of best VPN comes up, next to Proton is usually Mullvad and after doing research the only difference I can find is that Mullvad is entirely anonymous.

But beyond that is there a real difference? I can't seem to find anything.

The global movement of governments targeting online anonymity has made many aspects of internet life less private ie Digital ID, CBDCs. How will MullvadVPN (and other privacy-focused VPNs) respond to this new wave of attacks on privacy? Will bridges become standard for all privacy services? Lmk your thoughts!

Seems to have become a big problem this past week. Anyone else?

Hi, is there a way to view some websites that block VPN usage, while using a vpn?

I personally use Mullvad VPN for torrents, and I’m curious — if I have qBittorrent bound to my VPN, and both IPLeak and DNS leak tests come back clean, is there still any way I could receive a notice? I also have it set to lockdown mode, but even with all that, I’d hate to get another notice.

I am sharing a 3 month subscription with a friend. I know you can have 5 devices on same account. I have two devices and my friend has two devices. Last night he kicked my two devices off because he says that ever since he has shared the subscription with me his connection has been slow and unstable. Is that possible? Are there any restrictions on multiple connections on the same account? I couldn’t find anything official so I’m coming here.

Hello everyone. Happy user of mullvadVPN here but I'​'m wondering if using anti censorship protocols is useful for me. I do not live in a place where censorship is used. Is it useful for me ​?

Also, does using anti censorship protocols affect battery life on smartphones?​

Hey! The question is a bit technical, so bear with me.

A FTTH GPON connection works like this:

Downstream: OLT broadcasts data to all ONTs; each ONT filters its own data and discard the data intended for other ONTs.

This means that, theoretically, all the downstream traffic is shared with a bunch of other people (at the very least 16/32 of your node). Yes the traffic is encrypted and only the intended ONT can decrypt it... unless something bad happens (which is the threat model here, if someone has a misconfigured ONT / outdated firmware).

If one uses Mullvad VPN in this scenario, is the traffic in downstream (from Mullvad Server to you) encrypted so that only you can decrypt it?

Say I download a Linux.iso, without a vpn, the OLT would broadcast that linux.iso to all ONTs and if one was bad, they would also receive my precious linux.iso.

If I'm connected through Mullvad vpn, would that bad ONT only see gibberish because the linux.iso would be encrypted through the VPN tunnel and only I, the intended recipient, would be able to enjoy all its linux glory?

Thanks!

tested with and without Mullvad VPN. this is a concern if fingerprint becomes unique. check coveryourtracks by EFF. both browser deploy very similar yet a different approach to resist fingerprinting.