If you're after the ability to bypass hosting restrictions or access a streaming service that's actively blocking NordVPN, you might be interested in a dedicated IP.

Fortunately, NordVPN provides links to a quick and easy DNS leak test to verify that you have things set up correctly, a key differentiator since you won't find that feature in every competitor, notably Hide My Ass VPN ($4.99/Month at HMA VPN) (Opens in a new window). But that also means it's a critical thing to check. This is actually a little easier for Linux users because they typically have no other option than to set up things manually.

Because NordVPN operates its own DNS servers, you'll want to pay attention to your setup to make sure that your system is using those as opposed to your defaults.

NordVPN also includes DNS leak protection, which helps to combat issues where your computer asks for the IP address of a URL without tunneling through the VPN first. For the most part, you'll want to stick with OpenVPN due to its near-ubiquitous support, but it's handy to have the others for situations where you have special requirements. Like many Linux VPN services, NordVPN supports all of the most popular VPN protocols including OpenVPN, IKEv2/IPsec, and L2TP/IPsec. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Golden Frog VyprVPN (for Linux) Review Setup and Configuration

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