How is a VPN Server Useful For Online Gaming? - Tech-inmotion/VPNTechguy GitHub Wiki

The device you will use to connect to an online gaming’s server Instead of your device connecting to an online gaming server, the VPN server will connect on your behalf. The VPN server also has VPN software on it that allows you to connect to the server. It is the IP address of the VPN server that you will be using to connect to online gaming sites.

What happens if my VPN drops connection? Will I be exposed?

A ‘Kill Switch’ fully protects dropped VPN connections so you are never exposed If you are going to use a VPN for the purpose of hiding your online gaming activities, then you need to get a VPN that comes with something call a ‘Kill Switch’.

When VPN software providers started to release their services, they soon realised that if the connection from their customer’s device to the VPN server dropped, then their normal internet connection would kick in. This would then expose people’s IP address, and defeat the purpose of the VPN.

In came the ‘Kill Switch’ feature. With a Kill Switch, normal internet activity is stopped. It tells the device that the only way data can flow in and out of the device is via the VPN. If that VPN stops, then network connections on the device such as a network adapter or WiFi adapter are disabled by the VPN software. Therefore, with no connection to the VPN, no internet traffic can leave or enter your device.

In short, a kill switch is the ultimate tool to make sure you are never exposed. The kill switch can only be turned off if you close the VPN software. At this point all control of network cards will be handed back to the device.