So I am running Proton VPN (possibly switching to Mullvad once the time is up) as my VPN of choice currently. I am trying to set up one of my pis in my HomeLab as a seedbox and connect to it through VNC. The thing is that Proton VPN stops all local connections when turning the VPN on once everything is set up. I have some ideas on how to overcome this, but I am still unsure on how or if I should proceed. I thought of using a Ethernet adapter for a second connection, but I don't want to really spend more money on this. I also thought of creating a virtual Ethernet connection just for VNC that the VPN doesn't touch/isolate it. But, I am still pretty green on Linux and using command line interfaces in general, so any info would just need good documented steps. I tried that, but I think I messed it up and reversed back to where I started. VNC also wouldn't go though that connection on my PC, nor have I seen a way to change that IP on the VNC settings when I took a look around.
Some info:
- I can't use the VPN on my whole network. I have my usual laptop and phone on it as well and they are for regular use without the need for VPN privacy. It is just for the Pi and that particular Pi only.
- The Pi is hooked up to a network switch which is hooked up to the router.
- My laptop is hooked up to the router and can access the pi though Ethernet.
- Everything goes through the modem.
- The Pi is using the standard Raspbian 32 bit distro and everything is done on the desktop currently, but I am slowly weaning myself off of using GUI as much as I can at the start.
- I do have a spare monitor, keyboard, and mouse to control it locally, but I am trying to stay with using my laptop.
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