Allow ProtonVPN to use existing LAN DNS/Custom DNS
I run my own secure DNS. I would like for ProtonVPN to offer the ability for the user to elect to use an existing DNS / Custom DNS rather than the Proton DNS server. Private Internet Access, which I no longer use since changing to ProtonVPN, began offering that recently and it works well. There may be a security risk doing that but the user should be able to specify if they still want to do it. I would use my own DNS when on my LAN, and the Proton DNS when on a different network. Thank you.
Jeff
shared this idea
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ZAKO commented
Synthetic Card creation (Privacy.com)
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Chase
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I use an internally hosted Pihole DNS, which is obviously a local IP address. It seems the ProtonVPN app cannot use internal DNS servers.
Private Internet Access works great for this situation with their option to "Use existing DNS" If ProtonVPN offered this, I'd upgrade to Unlimited in a heartbeat.
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Maurits
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Just make a separate service where we could choose our lists and settings similar to NextDNS.
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trlrew
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Can't use Proton VPN in my local network because of it. Had to revert to Private Internet Access vpn.
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Ephrum
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I echo this request. I too use PIA with my NextDNS account. When I link the IP from the VPN to NextDNS, the profile that I defined is then used, thereby blocking the trackers and malware that I have selected from the various databases. It also allows me to log my DNS traffic for my review. If there is a security risk, it would be good to know about, but it seems on the up and up.
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Erik van Luxzenburg
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I see the option to choose a custom DNS in the Windows app but not in the Android and IOS apps. I would like to be able to choose my own DNS service for these apps as well. Or ProtonVPN should offer the option to block ads, tracking cookies and other privacy infringing technologies. Maybe you can take a look at NextDNS.io which offers these options to it's users.
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jojo
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Is this ready?
this is the main issue using android app
besides horrible kill switch when IP range cannot be defined. -
Pavel S.
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I think this feature is a must and it's the only issue which really plagues my ProtonVPN experience (I even think that I would try to find another provider instead of renewing ProtonVPN service).
It's an advanced and potentially dangerous feature but it's a must.