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I am running Windows 8.1 - connecting via WiFi adapter, and everything downloaded & installed properly (including the .opvn files in the config folder)
I ran the OpenVPN GUI and chose vpnbook-euro2-tcp443 and pressed "Connect". I entered the credentials and got SUCCESS (and green icon in the system tray). It assigned me an IP address that was different from my original IP address.
So far so good!
I then typed "What's my IP address" in a browser - and, rather than showing the IP address I should be assigned from OpenVPN - it is showing my TRUE IP address. This is true of every "ip address checker" I try to run.
It doesn't seem to be showing the OpenVPN assigned IP.
P.S. I also tried ...tcp80, ...udp2500, and ...udp53. All of them successfully connect - no errors, but my true IP still shows.
Any idea why my true IP is exposed rather than the OpenVPN IP?
Thanks so much for the help!