From e40a3a08b22a81af3a3900eaf577bb3f3fa05349 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Raymond Hill Date: Sun, 31 May 2020 21:42:51 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Prevent WebRTC from leaking local IP address (markdown) --- Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md index e785855..941f3a9 100644 --- a/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md +++ b/Prevent-WebRTC-from-leaking-local-IP-address.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ Keep in mind that this feature is to prevent leakage of your non-internet-facing IP adresses. The purpose of this feature is not to hide your current internet-facing IP address -- so be cautious to not misinterpret the results of some WebRTC-local-IP-address-leakage tests found online. +Enabling this feature can cause issues for some WebRTC-related services. If this is the case, you will have to disable it to prevent the breakage. + For example, if you use a VPN, your internet-facing IP address is that of the VPN, so your ISP-provided IP address should not be visible to outside world with this setting checked. However, if you are not behind any VPN or proxy, your ISP-provided IP address will be visible regardless of this setting. Tests: