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qdm12 / gluetun

VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy servers built-in.
https://hub.docker.com/r/qmcgaw/gluetun
MIT License
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Wiki issue: PIA Port Forwarding warning note #643

Closed someoneelsehere closed 3 years ago

someoneelsehere commented 3 years ago

Link to problematic page in Wiki: https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/wiki/Private-internet-access#vpn-server-port-forwarding

What's the issue? Under https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/wiki/Private-internet-access#vpn-server-port-forwarding you have noted an issue seemingly on PIA's side. Could it be related to their new next-gen port forwarding API? https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/kb/articles/next-generation-port-forwarding

qdm12 commented 3 years ago

Hi there! Thanks for taking the time to report this.

Actually no, it does use PIA's nextgen port forwarding already.

But running a simple test ncat or http server listening on the forwarded port cannot be accessed through <vpn-public-ip>:<forwarded-port>. It does however work with a few applications such as torrenting, pointing that maybe they block certain type of traffic.

It could also be a bug on their side, maybe it's fixed today, feel free to try it out. You can follow https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/wiki/VPN-server-port-forwarding#test-it to test it with an http server. I tested this method with other VPN providers supporting port forwarding and it does work.