# NordVPN Up and Down scripts
**URL:** https://dietpi.com/forum/t/nordvpn-up-and-down-scripts/4896
**Category:** General Discussion
**Created:** [24 January 2021 19:28 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/nordvpn-up-and-down-scripts/4896 "2021-01-24T19:28:32Z")
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### Author:  [@thewhatofwhom](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/thewhatofwhom)
#### Post date: [24 January 2021 19:28 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/nordvpn-up-and-down-scripts/4896/1 "2021-01-24T19:28:32Z")
Hi,
After fiddling with iptables and running into issues down the line, my last attempt at setting up a kill switch with openvpn proved too complicated and caused issues down the line when it went wrong. I switched from IPVanish config files to NordVPN to take advantage of the Dietpi service.
I feel that I can use the NordVPN script options to set up a killswitch without touching iptables but I’m not sure where to start. Is anyone able to tell me how?
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### Author:  [@trendy](https://dietpi.com/forum/u/trendy)
#### Post date: [25 January 2021 09:37 UTC](https://dietpi.com/forum/t/nordvpn-up-and-down-scripts/4896/2 "2021-01-25T09:37:35Z")
Without touching iptables you’d have to touch routing.
Remove the ISP router as default gateway and keep only a static route to allow traffic towards the VPN endpoint via the ISP gateway.