URLs with complex query strings will not download data with OpenVPN connected

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@Knurpht

I know the phenomenon of redirection through google from coffeeshops in town, but I’ve never seen the resulting urls being crippled, it works fine.
Did you by any chance edit /etc/resolv.conf to try to fix it? I wanted to use google’s dns’s and changed resolv.conf. As a result the internet connection went into a horrible state. Removed resolv.conf, restarted the networking and all was fine again.

I did not. I did have Google DNS configured in the VPN options but I tried removing it and I get no change in results. I also have Google DNS configured in the router DHCP settings but that shouldn’t cause this as I’ve had that set for many months.