The original post: /r/mullvadvpn by /u/UKQuestions on 2024-12-21 09:34:05.
Hello all,
May have to bear with me as I've probably missed something here, but I cannot for the life of me connect via WireGuard.
I've downloaded and installed WireGuard to my Windows PC.
I already have the Mullvad app and can connect to OpenVPN servers without issue (bar finding a server that allows me to access both Reddit and YouTube).
When logging in to the Mullvad website, I have WireGuard keys already, one for each connected device (based on the same name, i.e., 'Big Panda', etc).
However, these already existing keys can't be amended, such as 'choose servers', 'enabled DNS blocker', etc.
Therefore, I have to create a new WireGuard key which allows me to select which options I want, and the download the .zip archive (which I can't with the existing WireGuard keys).
Once the archive is downloaded, I can import the tunnels ito WireGuard without issue. Choosing a server, I can activate a connection successfully.
However, I then cannot connect to any website/service/the internet.
I've tried forcing the Mullvad app to only connect to WireGuard servers, I've selected the specific server I've connected to in WireGuard so that it matches, but to no avail.
My feeling is that, because the WireGuard key I've used to import the tunnels is different to the one that's already created for my device is different, they're not a match between the WireGuard applicated/tunnels and the one used in the Mullvad app locally and it's causing it to fail.
I've checked the Mullvad site and streams of Reddit posts but I can't find any guidance, just the guides on the steps I've already taken.
Can anyone help?
I'm sick of Reddit being blocked and/or YouTube saying I'm a bot, then having to switch between various servers to get one to connect while breaking the other.