Strange problem opening torrent files when VPN connected
Posted: Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:51 am
I've used Deluge for years. I like it. Normally it works fine but today I noticed a strange issue.
Under normal operation, I can click a magnet link online, or double-click a torrent file in Windows and it will launch Deluge and add the torrent. If Deluge is already running, it'll just add the torrent.
Now, it will launch Deluge and add the torrent, but if Deluge is already running, instead of adding the torrent to the existing Deluge window, it will launch an additional deluge.exe process without any window/ui.
I really have no idea why this would be happening. I've reinstalled Deluge but it still happens.
Okay so I actually just realized while typing this that this behavior only occurs if my VPN (ExpressVPN) is connected. I'm not sure why the VPN connection would affect the actually launching of the file and not just the network side of it, but it's clearly causing the problem. Still doesn't give me a solution, though. The VPN needs to stay connected.
Any ideas? Thank you!
Under normal operation, I can click a magnet link online, or double-click a torrent file in Windows and it will launch Deluge and add the torrent. If Deluge is already running, it'll just add the torrent.
Now, it will launch Deluge and add the torrent, but if Deluge is already running, instead of adding the torrent to the existing Deluge window, it will launch an additional deluge.exe process without any window/ui.
I really have no idea why this would be happening. I've reinstalled Deluge but it still happens.
Okay so I actually just realized while typing this that this behavior only occurs if my VPN (ExpressVPN) is connected. I'm not sure why the VPN connection would affect the actually launching of the file and not just the network side of it, but it's clearly causing the problem. Still doesn't give me a solution, though. The VPN needs to stay connected.
Any ideas? Thank you!