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minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoQuickShare, AirDrop and LocalSend all use WiFi, which can be a problem when using a VPN (it is for me).
minus-square0x0@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoSounds like the problem is your vpn client if you cant chose what traffic goes into it
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoYou can blame whatever or whoever you want, the problem remains.
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoI just changed the routing for local networks to ignore the VPN
minus-squareiopq@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoIt depends on the VPN client, doesn’t it? I use iptables to route everything through a proxy except local host and proxied connections
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 days agoRight but turning the VPN off invalidates the purpose of using a VPN. And even if it didn’t, it’s not convenient to disable on both devices and then turn it back on. The whole purpose of this software is convenience.
And LocalSend
QuickShare, AirDrop and LocalSend all use WiFi, which can be a problem when using a VPN (it is for me).
Sounds like the problem is your vpn client if you cant chose what traffic goes into it
You can blame whatever or whoever you want, the problem remains.
I just changed the routing for local networks to ignore the VPN
I don’t know how to do that
It depends on the VPN client, doesn’t it? I use iptables to route everything through a proxy except local host and proxied connections
Turn it off temporarily?
Right but turning the VPN off invalidates the purpose of using a VPN. And even if it didn’t, it’s not convenient to disable on both devices and then turn it back on. The whole purpose of this software is convenience.