Had this exact issue! chrome browser not picking up vpn on chromebook was driving me up the wall.
Turns out, my VPN app needed *permissions* to control Chrome’s network settings. Go to *chrome://flags*, search for "network," and enable "VPN network settings override."
Also, try switching to a different server on your VPN. Sometimes one server just glitches out.
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Hey everyone,
Wow, didn’t expect so many responses! Tried a bunch of these—clearing cache, disabling split tunneling, and the IPLeak.net tool showed my VPN *was* leaking.
Switched to OpenVPN like someone suggested, and it’s working now! Still weird that ChromeOS makes this so complicated tho.
Thanks a ton, y’all saved me hours of frustration.
(Also, gonna check out NordVPN if this happens again. Heard good things.)
Turns out, my VPN app needed *permissions* to control Chrome’s network settings. Go to *chrome://flags*, search for "network," and enable "VPN network settings override."
Also, try switching to a different server on your VPN. Sometimes one server just glitches out.
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Hey everyone,
Wow, didn’t expect so many responses! Tried a bunch of these—clearing cache, disabling split tunneling, and the IPLeak.net tool showed my VPN *was* leaking.
Switched to OpenVPN like someone suggested, and it’s working now! Still weird that ChromeOS makes this so complicated tho.
Thanks a ton, y’all saved me hours of frustration.
(Also, gonna check out NordVPN if this happens again. Heard good things.)