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May 24, 2016 Tunnelblick versus Viscosity. Viscosity is a paid other option to Tunnelblick and it gives a rich client interface to making, altering, and controlling VPN associations. Essentially, it performs the same occupation as Tunnelblick, yet il looks more pleasant. Both Tunnelblick and Viscosity are able to export and import configs. The only difference is that Tunnelblick can only do the client independent.ovpn files (the official OpenVPN config file format).

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A stable release is a version that has been tested as thoroughly as possible and is as reliable as we can make it. It does not have all the new features of a beta release and it does not have the latest fixes for problems.

A 'beta' release is a version that has been tested internally and is being tested by the wider community. It usually has fixes for bugs in the stable version, and has new features that are subject to change and need testing and may have their own bugs or limitations.

Beta versions of Tunnelblick are usually quite reliable and work well for most users. (Tens of thousands of Tunnelblick users use beta versions.)

The 'Preferences' panel of Tunnelbick's 'VPN Details' window has a checkbox which allows you to check for updates to beta versions or to check only for updates to stable versions.

PLEASE PROVIDE FEEDBACK about beta releases in the Tunnelblick Discussion Group.

When a new stable or beta version of Tunnelblick is available, it is announced to the Tunnelblick Announcement Group. Shortly after a new version is availble, it will be available as an automatic update from older versions.

All available releases may be found on the Downloads page.

Cumulative Release notes describe changes for all versions.

ABOUT VERSION NUMBERS

Beta versions are 'test' versions and precede stable versions with the same numbering. After one or more beta versions, a stable version is released.

A typical sequence of releases -- in chronological order -- might be something like:

  • 3.7.5beta01 -- First beta (test) version of 3.7.5
  • 3.7.5beta02 -- Second beta (test) version of 3.7.5
  • 3.7.5beta03 -- Third beta (test) version of 3.7.5
  • 3.7.5 -- First stable version of 3.7.5
  • 3.7.5a -- Second stable version of 3.7.5
  • 3.7.5b -- Third stable version of 3.7.5
Disclaimer: Installation and use of any software made by third party developers is at your own discretion and liability. We share our best practices with third party software but do not provide customer support for them.

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  1. Download the Latest TunnelBlick install from https://tunnelblick.net/downloads.html
  2. Double Click the Tunnelblick dmg from your downloads folder to mount the image
  3. Double Click on the Tunnelblick icon to install.
  4. If you get a notice that 'Tunnelblick is an Application downloaded from the Internet' Click Open to confirm that you want to Open it.
  5. Type your computer Admin password to allow the Install.
  6. Click Launch
  7. Click I Have Configuration Files
  8. Download the Configuration Files https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/openvpn/openvpn.zip
  9. Rename this downloaded file as openvpn.tblk and on the window that appears, choose “Add” to accept the file extension change. Double click openvpn.tblk, and allow the option to apply installation of multiple files.
  10. Tunnelblick will ask if you want to add for All users, or just your user.
  11. Enter your computer Admin password to allow the configuration file to be added.
  12. Click the Tunnelblick icon in the Menu bar to connect
  13. Enter your Username and password when prompted.

EASY Setup Guides for Alternate Configurations (Advanced):


If you need encryption, please use the Private Internet Application or OpenVPN protocol with our service.




  • OpenVPN Configuration Files (Recommended Default)
    OpenVPN Configuration Files (Recommended Default windows only plus block-outside-dns)
    OpenVPN Configuration Files (Strong)

  • Legacy

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    Although quite different from a VPN, we provide a SOCKS5 Proxy with all accounts in the event users require this feature.
    SOCKS5 Proxy Usage Guides
    proxy-nl.privateinternetaccess.com port 1080
    Enable port forwarding in the application by entering the Advanced area, enabling port forwarding and selecting one of the following gateways:
    After enabling port forwarding and re-connecting to one of the above gateways, please hover your mouse over the System Tray or Menu Bar icon to reveal the tooltip which will display the port number. You can then enter this port into your software.
    Port Forwarding reduces privacy. For maximum privacy, please keep port forwarding disabled.
Tunnelblick
    IPv6 leak protection disables IPv6 traffic while on the VPN. This ensures that no IPv6 traffic leaks out over your normal internet connection when you are connected to the VPN. This includes 6to4 and Teredo tunneled IPv6 traffic.

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    The dns leak protection feature activates VPN dns leak protection. This ensures that DNS requests are routed through the VPN. This enables the greatest level of privacy and security but may cause connectivity issues in non-standard network configurations.
    This can be enabled and disabled in the Windows application, while it is enabled by default on our macOS application.
    We use our own private DNS servers for your DNS queries while on the VPN. After connecting we set your operating system's DNS servers to 209.222.18.222 and 209.222.18.218. When using a DNS Leak testing site you should expect to see your DNS requests originate from the IP of the VPN gateway you are connected to.
    If you change your DNS servers manually or if for some other reason they are changed this does not necessarily mean your DNS is leaking. Even if you use different DNS servers the queries will still be routed through the VPN connection and will be anonymous.

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    The internet kill switch activates VPN disconnect protection. If you disconnect from the VPN, your internet access will stop working. It will reactivate normal internet access when you deactivate the kill switch mode or exit the application.
    Users who may be connected to two connections simultaneously (ex.: wired and wireless) should not use this feature, as it will only stop 1 active connection type.