IPVanish also offers a similar deal and, as of this writing, it is slightly cheaper than the one offered by NordVPN at INR 6658.53 ($79.99) billed for the first two years.īoth companies offer a month-by-month payment option: INR 998.07 ($11.99) per month by IPVanish and INR 1081.31 ($12.99) by NordVPN. NordVPN charges a one-time payment of INR 7,138.83 ($85.76). IPVanish costs INR 374.59 ($4.50) per month for the first year, and then INR 7,490.95 ($89.99) every 12 months after that.įor a better deal, consider a two-year contract. NordVPN charges INR 415.38 ($4.99) per month for the annual Standard plan for the first year. NordVPN is significantly more affordable than IPVanish. However, the company does allow customers to connect an unlimited number of devices to its VPN, while NordVPN allows a maximum of six devices. NordVPN offers a dedicated IP at an additional cost, while IPVanish does not offer this service. This means neither company will have any data whatsoever about their users, including traffic destination or content, IP addresses, connection time stamps and DNS inquiries. NordVPN uses NordLynx, the company’s updated system of WireGuard.īoth IPVanish and NordVPN adhere to a strict no-logs policy, and have been independently audited and verified. WireGuard is an open-source project that enables a secure VPN connection without storing any data on the VPN server.

IPVanish uses another protocol called WireGuard, another common VPN protocol.

OpenVPN is a security protocol with open-source code, which means the entire cybersecurity community is able to monitor any potential bugs and fix them.

IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) is a protocol suite that protects traffic over an IP network and provides a secure framework for transport.

Internet Key Exchange Version 2 (IKEv2) is a tunneling protocol that uses cryptographic algorithms and keys to encrypt communication between a VPN client and a VPN server.

NordVPN and IPVanish both use the following protocols: A hacker would need to try 2^256 combinations to break a code, which would take millions of years for a computer to crack. AES stands for Advanced Encryption Standard and 256-bit refers to the key length. NordVPN and IPVanish use AES 256-bit encryption, the industry standard for data encryption. Additionally, NordVPN and IPVanish both come with a kill switch, a feature that immediately disconnects your internet connection when your device is not connected to the VPN to ensure your privacy is not compromised. INR 485.30 ($5.83) per month, or INR 5826.94 ($700) per annumīoth NordVPN and IPVanish allow users to configure their VPN directly onto their router. If you have any more questions or need help, please contact our support team.INR 4485.08 ($53.88) for the first year, then $89.99 per yearĪndroid, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux and Android TV If you are having any trouble connecting to the Internet, please double-check to make sure that the kill switch is not enabled. To reset your DNS settings for Mac, click “IPVanish” at the top of the menu bar (It's right next to the Apple logo icon), then click on 'Preferences.' Once the 'Preferences' window appears, click on 'OpenVPN' at the top and click the 'Fix OpenVPN DNS' button as shown below: See the guide below to find out how to reset the DNS settings for your Mac.

But sometimes, your ISP’s DNS settings fail to get reset on the Mac, so you have to do it manually from within our app. After you disconnect from IPVanish, our app should reset your DNS settings back to the DNS settings issued by your ISP. We do this so that your online activity is kept secure. Without the IP address of the website you are trying to visit, your device cannot download the contents of that website and your connection will not work.Įvery time you use our IPVanish Mac app to connect to a VPN server, our automated app changes your DNS settings to use our private DNS servers. DNS servers, or domain name servers, are what make it possible for your internet-connected device to look up a website by its domain name (URL) and receive an IP address in return.

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