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NetworkManager + OpenVPN DNS leak fix

Finally works (with standard NetworkManager and OVPN plugin).

Script vpndnsfix.sh

#!/bin/sh
nmcli -p connection modify $1 ipv4.never-default no
nmcli -p connection modify $1 ipv4.ignore-auto-dns no
nmcli -p connection modify $1 ipv4.dns-priority -42
nmcli -p connection modify $1 ipv6.never-default no
nmcli -p connection modify $1 ipv6.ignore-auto-dns no
nmcli -p connection modify $1 ipv6.dns-priority -42

Usage

vpndnsfix.sh MY_VPN_CONNECTION_NAME
nmcli -p connection show MY_VPN_CONNECTION_NAME 

In this case once VPN connection is established, all DNS requests are directed to VPN-supplied DNS servers without any manipulations with dnsmasq, up/down/dispatch helper scripts.

2018.12.21

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