Looking for feedback on how people are using TunnlTo

[brendanosborne]

Hi Everyone,

I am interested in hearing how everyone is using TunnlTo. Are you using it for privacy, gaming, work? What sort of configurations do you have setup for your tunnels? Appreciate any feedback.

[trinib]

Working good so far on Windows 10, ping and UL/DL speed look normal. Using WireGuard tool v1.0.20210223 running on AWS EC2 Debian 11 64bit.

[historybandgeek]

Using on Windows Server 2022 to tunnel qbitorrent only through VPN. Yes, I know the merits of docker and linux etc etc but for everything on native, I had struggled with so many different ways of doing this (my provider SurfShark is supposed to have a tunnel system but their software is beyond broken) and fortunately found this project which saved me from almost certain oblivion diving any deeper into that mess.

I originally had problems because I gave the "allowed apps" the path to qbitorrent but instead I guess it only works with the name by itself, which I wasn't aware of and didn't see any sort of warning -- and would appreciate a browse function maybe? I struggled also to understand the proper wording for working out a whitelist (allowed vs. disallowed?) but figured it out. Does it use a certain interface that I can lock qbit to just in case the tunnel goes off -- or killswitch functionality or at least some way to know if my traffic is going over the tunnel or not.

Last think would be a way to automatically start the tunnel with windows or as a service, but I don't restart my server often, so it's not a big deal and I'm mostly just glad to be saved from the black hole of networking mess and finally have something that works!

[Pk-c]

Hi

Thank you for making this, it is helping me tremendously.
I need to go through a VPN in order to connect to some service hosted in my company
However, I'd rather use my own connection for everything that doesn't need to go through the VPN.

I think it is working ,I'd like to make the following suggestions :

-So far i assumed that only the allowed app will go through the VPN, but actually looks like most app will go through the VPN unless I put them into the unallowed field. Not so convenient, I'd rather have an "all go except those apps" or "None goes except those apps"
-Please allow the use to browse with a filed picker to choose the program that should be tunneled
-Just cosmetic but that would be super nice to allow the user to set up a picture on this screen I think it could be fairly quick for you to add it

-It would be awesome to be able to see the traffic that if going through the vpn realtime.

[brendanosborne]

@Pk-c

Thanks for the feedback.

So far i assumed that only the allowed app will go through the VPN, but actually looks like most app will go through the VPN unless I put them into the unallowed field. Not so convenient, I'd rather have an "all go except those apps" or "None goes except those apps"

Your first assumption was correct... if you only add "chrome" to the allowed apps that will be the only app to go through the tunnel. The disallowed apps parameter is in case you want everything to go through the tunnel except certain apps.

Its not very clear at the moment and the documentation will need some work to clarify.

[ZenMaxe]

Your App Is Awesome, We Use You're App For Testing Our Services ( We Have Routing Apps that Use Wiresock)

[brendanosborne]

Thank you and glad to hear it. If I could ask some follow up questions so I understand better - are you a software developer using it for testing? How do you mean you have routing apps that use WireSock?

[ZenMaxe]

yes we use your app for test our Driver. our Driver is Using Winsocket with some new things

[GAPPSRefusenik]

This software is an absolute Godsend for me! For years I've been looking for a way to do split tunneling with my provider TorGuard. They don't offer this feature with their official client. What's more, on my Windows Server systems, the official client works sketchy at best. I might even be suffering from IP/DNS leaks, which is why I enabled the kill-switch feature.

Then I found your tool, and not only does it work like a charm with the WireGuard config file generated by TorGuard, it also feels snappier than anything I've ever tried, and gives me a significant speed boost! Thank you so much for your work. Exactly what I've wished for. An easy way to enable split tunneling, low on resources and super fast.

Only thing I'm not quite certain about right now is how to ensure there are no IP/DNS leaks since there is no kill-switch toggle in the app. Other than that, it just works, 24/7 without any noticeable issues whatsoever!

[brendanosborne]

Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad it of use to you. @wiresock will be pleased to hear his implementation of WireSock (the underlying tech in TunnlTo) continues to be more effective than some commercial versions of split tunneling 🥇

There has been some feature requests for a kill-switch but it would need to be implemented at the WireSock level. I'm not sure where Vadim is at with that feature or if it is in the pipeline. He might pop in here to provide some insight.

[wiresock]

Yes, I am actively involved in developing plans and collecting the necessary requirements for the killswitch feature here. If you have any insights or ideas regarding this matter, I encourage you to share them without hesitation.