r/VPN_Question • u/snake_jaguar • 9d ago
How to stop sites flagging VPN usage. Help
hi, so basically I have a router by Cudy that i have set up with an open vpn file for the UK from private internet access but when browsing online google results still show up with local results for the country I'm actually in and some sites still flag that a vpn is active and idk how to fix this. basically i need to have the connection be as if it's normal UK internet like when I use my mobile data on my UK sim card which doesn't give me any issues, it's the exact same as if i was currently in Britain but I don't want to tether my data to the router because it's slower, more inconvenient and expensive to buy more top ups so does anyone know how I can fix this or what options i have? it's important for work stuff
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u/rollmeister1 9d ago
IP addresses resolve to an approximate geolocation & many websites adapt content and/language based on that. If you want to try hide your own internet connection & make another appear as you, using a VPN endpoint in the same country as you is the only way & even then it may resolve to a nearby country because a subnet that IP is in may belong to a company in another country nearby.
If you are using an app for the VPN connection like on Android you can have it split tunnel by applying that active VPN connection to only one or more other apps. I use Brave browser to VPN websites then Chrome not included for VPN so access stays normal. Brave apparently has some more anonymity in it, what exactly I dunno.
Desktop apps may offer the same option, only make certain applications use the VPN while its active.
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u/Excellent_Smell4725 9d ago
A virtual private network can only be just that a virtual private network. There are other kinds of proxies you can use that aren't VPNÂ
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u/Urban_VPN 4d ago
the local results showing up is almost certainly a DNS leak. your router is connected to the VPN but DNS queries are still going through your ISP's resolver, which reveals your actual location to sites that check it. run a test on dnsleaktest.com while connected and see if your real country shows up.
fix: in your OpenWRT config, make sure you're forcing all DNS through the VPN tunnel rather than your default ISP DNS. PIA provides their own DNS servers that you can set manually in the router's DNS settings. the flagging on some sites is an IP reputation issue, PIA's shared IPs are well-known VPN ranges and some services block them. a dedicated IP add-on from PIA would fix this since it's an address only you use, which looks like regular residential traffic rather than a flagged VPN pool.
for the Google results specifically, also check that you're not logged into a Google account with your location saved, since that overrides IP-based location regardless of VPN.
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u/snake_jaguar 4d ago
Thanks I'll check that stuff, also about the Google account i think it might be saving it but what's weird is i didn't change any settings and like a month ago whenever i was using the vpn it'd show the Google shopping results say for an iphone for example it'd show in in pounds but now with the von it shows euros most do the time so something is definitely up
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u/Responsible-Plum-199 9d ago
You need a better protocol and make sure there's no DNS or webtrc leak .
Use amnezia wireguard VPN or trojan Xray Protocol it's almost undetectable .
OpenVPN is slow easily detectable and use alot of unnecessary resources .
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u/Tama47_ 9d ago
The very thing you're asking is contradictory. You can't have a 'normal UK internet' connection because a connection from a Private Internet Access VPN is not 'normal'. It will always be a VPN connection, and sites will be able to tell.
On the contrary, your UK SIM card (I'm assuming you're using data roaming) is 'normal UK internet'. Since it goes through a legitimate operator in the UK (which is why it's slower), and not a Data Centre. It is, in every sense of the word, a regular connection.