TOR connection fails when using a VPN

[john6611]

Qubes OS version (e.g., R3.2):

3.2

Affected TemplateVMs (e.g., fedora-23, if applicable):

fedora-23 / debian08

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Connection = dom0 > sys-net > sys-firewall > VPN (proxyvm) > sys-whonix > anon-whonix

TOR through the TOR browser works fine for aslong as I don't turn on the VPN
As soon as I turn on the VPN I can't connect to TOR anymore (tried restarting TOR & VM's)

Tried both on debian-8 and fedora-23 and proxyVM with both mullvad and airvpn
The VPN connection works fine (testing with firefox in the VPN proxyVM)

Is this is an actual bug or am I overlooking something?

[andrewdavidwong]

Connection = dom0 > sys-net > sys-firewall > VPN (proxyvm) > sys-whonix > anon-whonix

I think you mean this, instead:

anon-whonix > sys-whonix > VPN (ProxyVM) > sys-firewall > sys-net > local network / internet

For simplicity, I'm going to refer to "VPN (ProxyVM)" as sys-vpn.

TOR through the TOR browser works fine for aslong as I don't turn on the VPN
As soon as I turn on the VPN I can't connect to TOR anymore (tried restarting TOR & VM's)

I presume you mean that if you set the NetVM of sys-whonix to sys-firewall, then it works.

Tried both on debian-8 and fedora-23 and proxyVM with both mullvad and airvpn
The VPN connection works fine (testing with firefox in the VPN proxyVM)

That's not the the correct way to test sys-vpn. Instead, use a non-Whonix (vanilla Fedora or Debian) AppVM, and set sys-vpn as the AppVM's NetVM, then test the connection. Confirm that websites see your IP address as one belonging to your VPN provider.

Is this is an actual bug or am I overlooking something?

Make sure you've thoroughly read the documentation:

https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Tunnels/Connecting_to_a_VPN_before_Tor#Separate_VPN-Gateway

[andrewdavidwong]

Connection = dom0 > sys-net > sys-firewall > VPN (proxyvm) > sys-whonix > anon-whonix

I think you mean this, instead:

anon-whonix > sys-whonix > VPN (ProxyVM) > sys-firewall > sys-net > local network / internet

For simplicity, I'm going to refer to "VPN (ProxyVM)" as sys-vpn.

TOR through the TOR browser works fine for aslong as I don't turn on the VPN
As soon as I turn on the VPN I can't connect to TOR anymore (tried restarting TOR & VM's)

I presume you mean that if you set the NetVM of sys-whonix to sys-firewall, then it works.

Tried both on debian-8 and fedora-23 and proxyVM with both mullvad and airvpn
The VPN connection works fine (testing with firefox in the VPN proxyVM)

That's not the the correct way to test sys-vpn. Instead, use a non-Whonix (vanilla Fedora or Debian) AppVM, and set sys-vpn as the AppVM's NetVM, then test the connection. Confirm that websites see your IP address as one belonging to your VPN provider.

Is this is an actual bug or am I overlooking something?

Make sure you've thoroughly read the documentation:

https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Tunnels/Connecting_to_a_VPN_before_Tor#Separate_VPN-Gateway

[andrewdavidwong]

@john6611: Did my previous message help? Does the issue persist?

[andrewdavidwong]

@john6611: Did my previous message help? Does the issue persist?

[andrewdavidwong]

Closing this for now due to the lack of response. If you revisit the matter in the future, or if anyone would like the issue to remain open, please leave a comment, and we'll be happy to reopen this. Thank you.

[andrewdavidwong]

Closing this for now due to the lack of response. If you revisit the matter in the future, or if anyone would like the issue to remain open, please leave a comment, and we'll be happy to reopen this. Thank you.