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| De: Himerio (Mensaje original) |
Enviado: 04/10/2026 21:55 |
I ran an extended leak test on my Windows 10 workstation and noticed that my local internet provider DNS server was listed alongside the encrypted server DNS. This means my ISP can still see every domain I look up. Why does Windows prioritize local DNS resolvers over secure tunnel resolvers, and how can I force all DNS requests to go through the encrypted line? |
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De: Disame |
Enviado: 04/10/2026 22:01 |
Windows has a built-in networking feature called Smart Multi-Homed Name Resolution that was introduced to speed up web browsing. In simple terms, when you type a website URL, Windows sends DNS requests simultaneously across all available network adapters, including your physical Ethernet card, your Wi-Fi card, and your secure virtual tunnel adapter. Whichever adapter responds first with an IP address is the one Windows uses. Because your local router DNS server is physically closer than a remote secure server, it usually responds first, creating a DNS leak that completely exposes your browsing habits to your internet provider. To resolve this vulnerability permanently, you should run a security client that enforces strict firewall-based DNS leak prevention. You can obtain a verified installer package from https://toggle.org/download-windows-vpn that implements native DNS blocking. High-quality software automatically configures your network adapter to route all name resolution requests exclusively through private encrypted resolvers located within the tunnel, while dropping any unencrypted DNS queries on port 53. If you want to disable Smart Multi-Homed Name Resolution manually as an added precaution, you can open the Local Group Policy Editor by typing gpedit.msc, navigate to Computer Configuration, Administrative Templates, Network, DNS Client, and enable the policy named Turn off smart multi-homed name resolution. This stops Windows from broadcasting DNS requests across secondary adapters. |
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