First time using any VPN, any tips on how to best utilize NordVPN?

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I’ve never used a VPN before but always been interested.

Just purchased a 1 month membership with Nord to trial it, if i like it i will get 2 years membership.

just wanted to post here to get some tips and tricks to best utilize nordvpn.

any of you got any tips to share?

also with gaming… do you leave the vpn running or close it? would i get banned from games such as csgo?

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Hello and welcome :hugs:

I would suggest you utilize nordlynx since it is faster than other protocols. Unless you have use for the other protocols, I recommend you just turn it on and forget it. This is how you can turn it on:

Since you want to mask your IP while using the VPN, enable the vpn kill-switch from settings to avoid exposing your real IP if the vpn got disconnected.

You can use it while gaming but would use Nordlynx and closes server from me. But you have to read TOS of every game because it may violates same online games. I personally, don’t use it while gaming but I have used it in the past and was placed in EU servers when I connected from French server.

Check IPleak.net before and after you connect to a server to make sure your real IP is not exposed.

Best of luck

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My best tip is to stop using NordVPN (too many trackers) and start using Mullvad. You, your wallet and your peace will benefit from it.

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I was thinking to add CSGO and COD to split tunneling…

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that just means no vpn is working on the games but i still am secured elsewhere, right?

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What trackers? They don’t keep any logs.

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Yes, everything else should be secure

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Tell that to the guy who got banned because of switching way too many times of server.

You can read more here: https://www.reddit.com/r/thehatedone/comments/bh4hxm/nord_vpn_trackers/

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I was thinking to add CSGO and COD to split tunneling…

that just means no vpn is working on the games but i still am secured elsewhere, right?

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Alright. I was just trying to be helpful. There is no need to threaten me with a ban, but okay, I’ll do as you say. By the way, I don’t work for ant VPN provider, I was just giving my opinion.

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How many times is way too many times?

Why would you want to change very frequently?

I’ve only had vpn one day but I don’t plan on switching ip many times if at all… (I’ll probably go with new one once or twice a day)