Is there VPN leaks when GL-XE3000 router switches from cellular to repeater, and vice versa?

Technical Support for Routers VPN, DNS, Leaks
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I have this. GL-XE3000 / Puli AX - GL.iNet

I always have VPN turned on. And "block non VPN traffic" check box on. So everything "should" stay inside the VPN tunnel and not leak outside.

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But Im wondering, when I take router from inside home to outside, router switches from repeater mode to cellular mode.

If I'm on a teams call, and router switches from repeater to cellular and vice versa, when the connection is reestablished, will there be a small VPN at that time? a small amount?

Or there are no VPN leaks and everything stays inside the tunnel during repeater/cellular switch overs?

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I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I had those 2 exact settings turned on but may have had a leak with OpenVPN's DNS and got caught. Or it could have been just a small VPN leak like you said. Hopefully, admin or devs can chime in whether the router stays 100% inside the tunnel or not.

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you got a leak and got caught by your employer? what did they say?

did your router switch between repeater and cellular alot? and thats where maybe the caught happened?

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You can take a look at my thread here: MT1300 (Beryl) - OpenVPN Leak?

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@Ralph1 looks like you had DNS leak yea? since you didn't configure that to be explicitly using VPNs DNS.

@elorimer thoughts?

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@vpntravel thoughts?

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That seems to be the conclusion but I'm still a bit confused why/how this could have happened when I had those 2 settings (your original post) selected. I, like many others, would assume this means everything stays inside the tunnel.

There should be a warning or settings somewhere about DNS needs to be set correctly as well in Beryl. Otherwise, VPN really isn't VPN if anyone know your real location by DNS.

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did you ever do a test like this?

did the DNS servers show home country or the foreign country servers?

yea i did all the checks before trying. I made sure IP and DNS went through the tunnel.

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with the two options selected, you were able to browse the internet just fine right?

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I think DNS is only one element of the puzzle, and a problem could be not with the router, but instead the device you are using to connect to the router.

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could it be because there is a small leak during when router first connects to internet and turns on VPN?

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Read some of release notes. Several upgrades have addressed DNS leaks which leads me to believe those settings are not bulletproof. Also, your Beryl still on version 3 I think. Check text of all release notes, especially current ones.