qBittorrent not binding to VPN interface

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mypof66

qBittorrent not binding to VPN interface

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Hoping that someone has greater linux/qBT skills than this novice, and can offer some ideas.

Running the following config:
Orange Pi (RPi knock off)
Ubuntu 16.04.7 (headless)
qBittorrent-nox (WebUI v3.3.1)
PIA VPN (wireguard)


My qBittorrent.conf contains
Connection\Interface=pia

If I test VPN failure by dropping the VPN interface, qBT continues to upload/download, thus leaking my IP.

I know that this is an old distro and old version of qBT, but these are matched to the Pi hardware so I'm hoping there is a solution that doesn't involve a complete rebuild to new OS.

Any thoughts on what I have missed here?
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Re: qBittorrent not binding to VPN interface

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I mean, Wireguard itself has the option to killswitch. So I would not worry about qBittorrent and work on the wireguard itself.
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Re: qBittorrent not binding to VPN interface

Post by DoctorDick »

You might double check that you have the correct name for the PIA interface. Mine is wgpia0, I believe the wg refers to the wireguard protocol. When selecting the device to bind to, it is listed as wgpia0 in the dropdown menu, and the .conf file shows the same.

If you do have the correct device listed, you might consider switching off to the wireguard protocol, to see if it works with qBittorrent.

ifconfig in a terminal will positively identify the name of your PIA device.
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