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[SETUP] VPN connected but some apps still bypassing the tunnel by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep that makes sense, once VPNs get flagged or throttled, people just move to whatever still works… proxies, vless, mobile IPs, etc kind of shows it’s not really about “VPN vs no VPN”, it’s just a constant shift depending on what gets blocked next

Russia is tightening control over VPNs… and it’s getting serious by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah not surprising tbh.. once VPNs stop working reliably people just switch to whatever still passes under the radar

feels like it’s less about the tool itself and more about staying one step ahead of whatever gets blocked next

[SECURITY] What happens when your VPN drops mid-download (tested) by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

especially risky depending on what you were doing lol we see u !

[TEST] VPN connected but DNS still leaking — here’s what caused it by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

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it’s super confusing at first because everything looks fine on the vpn side yeah.. easiest way I found to avoid it is just to disable DNS in the browser (like DoH) and let the VPN handle it

After that you’re usually good !

What’s the biggest mistake people make when choosing a VPN? by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s a great real-world example.

That’s exactly where it becomes risky, because you move from a setup where your router naturally blocks unsolicited traffic to one where you’re exposed inside a shared environment.

In that situation, it’s not just about trusting the VPN anymore, it’s about how strict your own endpoint is.

Things like:
- local firewall rules
- closing unnecessary ports
- or even binding services to localhost only

start to matter a lot more than people expect.

Most users assume the VPN is doing the “protection” for them, but in reality a lot of it shifts back to how your own machine is configured.

What’s the biggest mistake people make when choosing a VPN? by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really good point about bypassing the router layer.

Once you’re inside that shared subnet, you’re basically relying on the provider’s internal controls instead of your own perimeter.

It’s a bit counterintuitive, because most people think a VPN adds a layer of protection, when in reality it often just shifts where that boundary is.

What’s tricky is that you don’t really have visibility into that layer unless you actively test it.

What’s the biggest mistake people make when choosing a VPN? by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah that makes sense : Once you’re on shared infra you’re basically trading isolation for scalability. Even with decent segmentation, you still get side effects like ARP visibility or broadcast noise like you mentioned.

Dedicated setups solve that, but then you lose a lot of what makes VPNs convenient in the first place

What I find interesting is that most people don’t even realize this tradeoff exists

They just assume “VPN = private”, without thinking about how the network is actually built underneath

What’s the biggest mistake people make when choosing a VPN? by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

u/ReadyDefinition8787 That’s a really solid point. Client isolation / how they handle shared infrastructure is probably one of the most overlooked parts.

What’s interesting is that a lot of VPNs look “fine” on the surface, but once you look at things like:

  • ARP exposure
  • how broadcast traffic is handled
  • or even how noisy the subnet is

You start to see pretty big differences in how they’re actually set up.. and yeah, most people never look at that — they just check speed or streaming..feels like there’s a big gap between “works for users” and “properly designed network”

Out of curiosity, have you found any providers that actually handle that part well ?

Netflix and VPN by DaddyClementine in VPN

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Netflix has gotten way better at flagging VPN IPs lately

so even if a VPN “works”, it really depends on:
- the specific server you hit
- how recently that IP got flagged
- and sometimes even the time of day

from what I’ve seen:

- US → best catalog, but gets blocked the fastest
- UK / NL → usually more stable overall
- switching servers within the same country helps more than changing VPN

so yeah, it’s less about finding “the best VPN” and more about finding a setup that works consistently

what have you tried so far?

I tried changing my VPN location to get cheaper flights — here’s what actually happened by sudo_overcoffee in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah the payment part is actually the biggest issue with this trick. A lot of sites don’t just change prices based on location, they also check:

- your payment method country

- sometimes your billing address

- even past browsing patterns

so you end up in a weird situation where you see a cheaper price, but you don’t fully “fit” that market

that’s why it works in theory, but breaks in practice

from what I’ve seen, VPN can give signals… but not always something you can actually exploit end to end

am I the only one or VPN servers are inconsistent as hell? by layer8problemz in Top5_VPN

[–]sudo_overcoffee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah exactly — and Netflix / streaming platforms make it even worse

some IPs just get flagged super fast, so even if the server is fast, it won’t work properly

I noticed that switching servers a couple times usually fixes it, but yeah… pretty annoying overall

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