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[FIXED] No VPN will connect
Liam Dawe Apr 12, 2017
So I'm not sure what's up here, but no VPN I try will connect.

I switched from PIA to Nord and still the same. Here's what happens when I try on Nord:
QuoteWed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 WARNING: --ping should normally be used with --ping-restart or --ping-exit
Wed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 NOTE: --fast-io is disabled since we are not using UDP
Wed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Wed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]213.229.103.90:443
Wed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 Socket Buffers: R=[87380->87380] S=[16384->16384]
Wed Apr 12 21:28:48 2017 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]213.229.103.90:443 [nonblock]
Wed Apr 12 21:28:49 2017 TCP connection established with [AF_INET]213.229.103.90:443
Wed Apr 12 21:28:49 2017 TCP_CLIENT link local: (not bound)
Wed Apr 12 21:28:49 2017 TCP_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]213.229.103.90:443
Wed Apr 12 21:28:49 2017 Connection reset, restarting [0]
Wed Apr 12 21:28:49 2017 SIGUSR1[soft,connection-reset] received, process restarting
Wed Apr 12 21:28:49 2017 Restart pause, 5 second(s)
rkfg Apr 12, 2017
I'd suggest using UDP if you can. VPN over TCP doesn't work quite as good, also posting your config could help. The log suggests the provider just disconnects you with an explicit connection reset so there's not much to be done on your side. You can increase the log verbosity with "verb" parameter, maybe there's something else.
Liam Dawe Apr 12, 2017
Well I switched VPN to https://www.expressvpn.com and their manual setup was painless and it works now :)
rkfg Apr 12, 2017
Good for you! I use https://airvpn.org/ for quite a while and it seems less expensive. Love their transparency also. Chose them because of Bitcoin support (back then I could mine on CPU and pay for the service with just that), there were pretty few of providers that accepted BTC. And yes, using internet without VPN sounds like a bad idea these days.
Salamander May 2, 2018
usually I use proxy instead of vpn
Salamander May 8, 2018
Also you can try fineproxy. It's the reliable proxy server with many IP addresses. So you can change locations and surf the forum anonymous or play games that are not accessible for your region. You don't have to worry about the speed or traffic. Everything is at a high level.
Guppy May 8, 2018
Another vote for airvpn - I've done a manual setup on my router, but their client is as close to idiot proof as you can

edit: just noticed that this thread is a year old ... how do people even find these?
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