Would love to use VPN, but....
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Deleted User last edited by
opera's "vpn" is not vpn. it's a proxy integrated into the browser. completely different than what a client vpn does which encapsulates all data on a connection not just the browser. if you want to access local resources you either need to turn off the vpn or create rules. simple as that.
apples to oranges.
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zalex108 last edited byAdding the server IP Address to the LMHosts could skips the VPN?
It happens accessing to the Router IP, it works and the VPN icon appears greyed out.
Who knows which is the problem.Since the router it's the DNS, this comment may have no sense... :rolleyes:
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Deleted User last edited by
No. LMHOSTS is for Windows workgroups and domains not for outside traffic. The only way using LMhosts would work under a VPN connection is if the VPN server or computer on the other side of the VPN had services enabled to accept these connections. On top of that LMhosts is very old... it was there for token ring.
The browser, afik, does not offer vpn "settings" and the browser "vpn" is NOT a VPN(!), Opera's VPN is a proxy that simple.
To help you understand the differences between proxies and vpn:
.https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=proxy+versus+vpn
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https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=proxy+versus+vpn\The only work around is as you previously stated... create a new installation of the browser in a different path, or use a different browser.
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markgillespie2 last edited by
So I am seeing the same as someone mentioned, local servers on my LAN if I access them by IP address, Opera is smart enough to know to disable the VPN for these. However if I enter the DNS name of the server, it doesn't know about it.
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markgillespie2 last edited by
Actually, it's only if I use it's FQDN does it cause an issue. If I use it's local server DNS name, that's fine. Accessing it via mserver.mydomain.com is where the issue is.
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zalex108 last edited by
No. LMHOSTS is for Windows workgroups and domains not for outside traffic.
It was a thought because of this:
local servers on my LAN if I access them by IP address, Opera is smart enough to know to disable the VPN for these.
Despite just tested with the Router in a home network.
Actually, it's only if I use it's FQDN does it cause an issue. If I use it's local server DNS name, that's fine. Accessing it via mserver.mydomain.com is where the issue is.
Then,
use it's local server DNS name, that's fine.
you should use that option (if you can) to avoid switches and installs.
"You cannot know the meaning of your life until you are connected to the power that created you". · Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi
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Deleted User last edited by
hosts file
x.x.x.x any-name-you-want-to-identify-as
https://www.google.com/#q=hosts+file&*
that ought to work if opera notices a local network address. if not, then don't know since i don't use opera's proxy.
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trialuser7 last edited by
For me, the VPN works great for bypassing sites blocked by the router. It's set up like this on purpose so that Windows cannot leak crash reports and whatever telemetry.
If Opera VPN cannot handle name server lookups, are there plans to add a setting for this? Are people saying it's just a web proxy because it doesn't currently handle DNS?
Just wondering.
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