N_m3u8DL-RE + Nordvpn does not work and I can't figure out why

[scryclwn]

On Windows 11, if I use N_m3u8DL-RE with Nord active, I get this error on every single site i try:

ERROR: One or more errors occurred. (The requested address is not valid in its context.

If I turn off Nord, it works. If I use another VPN provider, it works. If I use Nord with yt-dlp, it works. But nothing works with N_m3u8DL-RE and Nord...

Here's the debug output from "RE":

 ---> System.Net.Http.HttpRequestException: The requested address is not valid in its context.
 ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException (10049): The requested address is not valid in its context.
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.ThrowException(SocketError, CancellationToken) + 0x47
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.AwaitableSocketAsyncEventArgs.System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.IValueTaskSource.GetResult(Int16) + 0x4e
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.<<ConnectAsync>g__WaitForConnectWithCancellation|281_0>d.MoveNext() + 0x18d
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.<ConnectToTcpHostAsync>d__101.MoveNext() + 0x6c2
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.<ConnectToTcpHostAsync>d__101.MoveNext() + 0x74a
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.<ConnectAsync>d__100.MoveNext() + 0x1ef
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.<CreateHttp11ConnectionAsync>d__102.MoveNext() + 0x1c5
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.<AddHttp11ConnectionAsync>d__76.MoveNext() + 0x23b
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Threading.Tasks.TaskCompletionSourceWithCancellation`1.<WaitWithCancellationAsync>d__1.MoveNext() + 0x15f
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Threading.Tasks.ValueTask`1.get_Result() + 0x58
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.HttpConnectionWaiter`1.<WaitForConnectionAsync>d__5.MoveNext() + 0x164
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Net.Http.HttpConnectionPool.<SendWithVersionDetectionAndRetryAsync>d__86.MoveNext() + 0xb08
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Net.Http.DecompressionHandler.<SendAsync>d__16.MoveNext() + 0x317
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.Net.Http.HttpClient.<<SendAsync>g__Core|83_0>d.MoveNext() + 0x39a
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at N_m3u8DL_RE.Common.Util.HTTPUtil.<DoGetAsync>d__2.MoveNext() + 0x431
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at N_m3u8DL_RE.Common.Util.HTTPUtil.<GetWebSourceAndNewUrlAsync>d__6.MoveNext() + 0xbe
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task`1.GetResultCore(Boolean) + 0x8a
   at N_m3u8DL_RE.Parser.StreamExtractor.LoadSourceFromUrl(String) + 0x113
   at N_m3u8DL_RE.Program.<DoWorkAsync>d__3.MoveNext() + 0x8c3
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at N_m3u8DL_RE.CommandLine.CommandInvoker.<>c__DisplayClass69_0.<<InvokeArgs>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0xa5
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.AnonymousCommandHandler.<InvokeAsync>d__6.MoveNext() + 0x1be
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Invocation.InvocationPipeline.<>c__DisplayClass4_0.<<BuildInvocationChain>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0xe9
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass17_0.<<UseParseErrorReporting>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0xf0
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass12_0.<<UseHelp>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0xbd
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass22_0.<<UseVersionOption>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0x1d5
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass19_0.<<UseTypoCorrections>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0x139
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<UseSuggestDirective>b__18_0>d.MoveNext() + 0x188
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass16_0.<<UseParseDirective>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0xff
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c.<<RegisterWithDotnetSuggest>b__5_0>d.MoveNext() + 0x193
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
   at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() + 0x20
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess(Task) + 0xb2
   at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task) + 0x42
   at System.CommandLine.Builder.CommandLineBuilderExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass8_0.<<UseExceptionHandler>b__0>d.MoveNext() + 0xa6

Would appreciate any help on this!

[Karoolus]

This doesn't help your situation, but I use NordVPN with N_m3u8DL-RE frequently and it works just fine.

[stabbedbybrick]

Turn off split tunneling if you have it activated. The NordVPN Windows app is a complete dumpster fire, but the split tunneling function in particular is known to be broken for many users.

[scryclwn]

Turn off split tunneling if you have it activated. The NordVPN Windows app is a complete dumpster fire, but the split tunneling function in particular is known to be broken for many users.

Thank you, this finally solved it. I don't understand how or why, but everything works now. Sucks that I can't use it but at least I know the reason.

And I have noticed a big drop in quality compared to others like Mullvad where everything is very snappy and works perfectly all the time. If it weren't for Nord's ability to bypass geo blocks on most sites, I'd defintely go elsewhere.