ProtonVPN on Merlin?

[NB_8]

If anyone has anyone gotten this to work, would you mind sharing your settings?

I'm able to connect to their service but I've been getting DNS leaks.

 

[Billy Chaney]

Accept DNS Configuration = Exclusive and that should take care of your DNS problem. Also you can add +f1 or +f2 to your username to block malware and ads. +f1 is for malware only and +f2 is for malware and ads. username+f1 or username+f2.

 

[NB_8]

Accept DNS Configuration = Exclusive and that should take care of your DNS problem. Also you can add +f1 or +f2 to your username to block malware and ads. +f1 is for malware only and +f2 is for malware and ads. username+f1 or username+f2.

How do you have your WAN DNS settings configured?

 

[Billy Chaney]

With exclusive you don't have to set WAN DNS settings, you're using ProtonVPN's DNS. If you want to use WAN DNS then set Accept DNS Configuration to Disabled, then you can use DOT. With ProtonVPN's DNS you can view Netflix, Prime video, Disney while behind the VPN. If you decide to use WAN or DOT DNS you can't.

 

[ColinTaylor]

With exclusive you don't have to set WAN DNS settings, you're using ProtonVPN's DNS. If you want to use WAN DNS then set Accept DNS Configuration to Disabled, then you can use DOT. With ProtonVPN's DNS you can view Netflix, Prime video, Disney while behind the VPN. If you decide to use WAN or DOT DNS you can't.

You should always set valid WAN DNS servers, either automatically or manually, even if you don't intend to use them.

 

[Billy Chaney]

You should always set valid WAN DNS servers, either automatically or manually, even if you don't intend to use them.

I don't normally do that. I haven't ever had any problems not adding a WAN DNS, that I know of. So please explain to me why I should add one.

Edit: I see what you're talking about, you don't have to change it from automatically setting one. I've never put one in manually.

 

[Billy Chaney]

How do you have your WAN DNS settings configured?

Leave it on Default status : Get the DNS IP from your ISP automatically. Sorry if I confused you

 

[Akore]

Is there a walk-thru for setting up Proton VPN on a RT-AC68U by chance? I would like to give it a try. I only have the free account so not sure if that will work or not.

 

[Billy Chaney]

Is there a walk-thru for setting up Proton VPN on a RT-AC68U by chance? I would like to give it a try. I only have the free account so not sure if that will work or not.

It will work. But Proton says that Netflix and the others may see you're behind a VPN unless you use their Plus servers. Then you'll need a paid account. You'll also need a Plus account if you want to use their malware and ad blocking options.

This is how to do the setup. You'll have to download a free OpenVPN file from Proton. Then you will have to go to the Client setup under VPN, once there go to choose file and locate the OpenVPN file that you downloaded and then upload it. Then you go down to username and password and type the OpenVPN/IKEv2 username and password that you setup on Proton. Not the username and password to log into their website with. Once that's done then you turn it on, then you're good.

 

[Akore]

Thank you Billy. That was very easy to setup. Asus Router Proton Setup

Mine shows :

Connected (Local: 10.29.0.18 - Internet not redirected)

I don't think it is going to work for me. My RT-AC68U is connected to a NanoStation Loco M2 which is bridged to another one down the street which is connected to a Netgear Orbi Router which is connected to a Huawei Fiber Optic router which is connected to the ISP

 

[Billy Chaney]

Thank you Billy. That was very easy to setup. Asus Router Proton Setup

Mine shows :

Connected (Local: 10.29.0.18 - Internet not redirected)

I don't think it is going to work for me. My RT-AC68U is connected to a NanoStation Loco M2 which is bridged to another one down the street which is connected to a Netgear Orbi Router which is connected to a Huawei Fiber Optic router which is connected to the ISP

Yeah I'm pretty much lost on that, sorry. Someone else may be able to help you out with that, hopefully.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Mine shows :

Connected (Local: 10.29.0.18 - Internet not redirected)

That's because you have set "Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel" to No.

 

[Akore]

Is there a way to force it to use USA instead of whatever it wants?

 

[Gary_Dexter]

Is there a way to force it to use USA instead of whatever it wants?

View attachment 43826

There should be profiles based on geographic locations to download.

 

[Akore]

There should be profiles based on geographic locations to download.

Thanks. That fixed it.

I think Amazon somehow still knows I am in Colombia though: