[freenet-support] Freenet log and what it says

[robi ripper]

Hello,

I use a paid VPN service and I was SHOCKED when I saw my real IP address
posted on my Freenet log. It also stated that "* I was wide open to my
peers *".
I contacted my VPN provider and they said that what I am claiming is not
possible.
I sent them a screenshot of the log and they don't appear to know how to
address my request.

Please tell me, how should I address this ? I'm not super
proficient(technically speaking) but if you guys have *ANY *suggestions I'd
deeply appreciate it.

Please respond.
Thank you.
Robi

[Stephen Oliver]

Hey Robi,

There are a few potential causes, but I would suspect that your VPN wasn’t actually connected the entire time you had Freenet running (this is a common issue with VPNs), and during the time when the VPN wasn’t connected, your VPN software didn’t block internet traffic, which allowed that traffic to go out over your normal internet connection from your real IP address. Some VPN software does try to block traffic whenever the VPN connection goes down, so that would be something to ask your VPN provider about (or find one that offers that feature if yours doesn’t offer it).

The thing that says “you are wide open to your immediate peers” is unrelated, it’s simply a warning that you were using Freenet in opennet[1] mode, which doesn’t offer as much protection against monitoring as darknet[2] mode.

[1] https://github.com/freenet/wiki/wiki/Opennet-Attacks

[2] https://github.com/freenet/wiki/wiki/Darknet

Post by robi ripper
Hello,
I use a paid VPN service and I was SHOCKED when I saw my real IP address posted on my Freenet log. It also stated that " I was wide open to my peers ".
I contacted my VPN provider and they said that what I am claiming is not possible.
I sent them a screenshot of the log and they don't appear to know how to address my request.
Please tell me, how should I address this ? I'm not super proficient(technically speaking) but if you guys have ANY suggestions I'd deeply appreciate it.
Please respond.
Thank you.
Robi
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