Proxy), you will see the correct green box displaying 'Connected!'.

If you use another browser (not configured to use Tor socks This is because Tor browser enters directly the Tor If you use the Tor Browser to reach, the bottom box will always show a red 'Not connected', with an IP address of a They use a connection that had been established before the VPN To the Tor network and OUTSIDE the VPN tunnel. Notes Browsing with the Tor Browser, or running any application configured to use Tor Socks, generates traffic that's always directed onion sites only from browsers configured to connect directly to Tor Major security layer in the event you pass through a compromised/malicious Tor exit node (packets are still encrypted whenįixed Tor circuit for each OpenVPN sessionĪccess to. Support to non-TCP applications which can not be supported by TorĪccess to AirVPN DNS and micro-routing against IP address-based geo-location discriminationsĪvoidance of any traffic discrimination from Tor exit nodes (packets are still encrypted when they pass through Tor exit node) Option to connect to web sites under Tor protection, even to those sites which refuse Tor connectionsĪccess to Tor from all the applications transparently: no need to configure each application, one by one Using AirVPN with Tor Advantages Additional privacy layer: our VPN server will not see your real IP address but the IP of the Tor exit node (you can check your Tor exit

This corresponds with the section Using Tor over AirVPN of the AirVPN article. If you want to use them together, I would recommend using a separate device for your OpenVPn connection, such as OpenVPN running on OpenWRT, pfSense router, OnionPi, (or similar) so that your PC can't get it's OpenVPN and Tor client connections screwed up. I would only recommend using them together if you are a technical user and/or want to experiment.

AirVPN, a commercial VPN provider, explained many of the technical challenges, risks, and benefits of using the two technologies together.

Combining tor browser with vpn