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Device does not show as connected in client area

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 23:13:58 +0000

I'm running Eddie GUI 2.24.6 on Linux Mint. I'm able to connect to a server with the Eddie client with my device selected at the login screen. When I check that device in the client area under devices it does not show up as connected. When I check the Eddie client under "stats" it shows the same device that I selected at the login screen. I wouldn't care that the client area on the website does not show me as connected, but I'm also having a port forwarding issue that began suddenly when the client area stopped showing me as connected. One problem at a time. Any ideas on how to troubleshoot this issue with the device? Thanks

Port forwarding — historical account-to-port mapping retention?

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:50:25 +0000

Hello, I have a question about the remote port forwarding feature that I couldn't find covered in the FAQ, and support has closed my ticket three times without an answer (both via the website form and via direct support email), so I'm trying here. Your documentation states that "a port will remain reserved to your account as long as it has a valid subscription plan." I understand this describes the current, active assignment of a port to an account. My question concerns historical data: after a port reservation is changed or released (e.g. account cancellation, manual port change, or subscription lapse), do you retain any record of which account was previously assigned to a given port, and for how long? Specifically: Is the account-to-port mapping treated as part of your no-log policy, or is it considered account configuration data retained separately? If a port assignment changes, is the previous assignment logged anywhere, or immediately and irreversibly overwritten? In the event of a valid legal request concerning a specific server/port/timestamp, what information (if any) would you be able to provide, and how far back? I'm asking to properly understand the privacy guarantees of the port forwarding feature, not for any operational issue. Thank you for your time. Best regards,

Indonesia VPN

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:28:58 +0000

Hi everyone, Could anyone help me connect to an Indonesian VPN ? I have never seen this location on my list, but I'm sure there is a way to connect to an Indonesian VPN. Any help ?

AirDash (Dashboard unofficial for iOS and iPadOS)

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:40:16 +0000

Hello, I'm developing an app called AirDash, it's an AirVPN dashboard that uses the API. It requires at least iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, built-in Swift 6. Notes: I don't have a paid apple developer account, so my only way to offer you a try is either to build the project via Xcode or to use the .ipa of the latest release available (currently v.1.0.4) via your preferred sideloading method. See details in the project readme. Features: Network: Full server list with load, users, health, ping latency, sort (load / name / ping), continent filter, search and favorites Server comparison: Long-press any server to add it to a comparison (up to 3); tap the toolbar button to view them side by side Dashboard: Account info (current IP, VPN status, expiration, credits, sessions, member since); swipe left on a session to disconnect Server detail: WireGuard or OpenVPN profile generation, direct import into the system VPN app, share and QR code (WireGuard) in a ··· menu; recent profiles per server with one-tap reimport Profile history: Recently used server profiles shown in Dashboard and in each server detail; supports one-tap reimport by protocol Biometric lock: Face ID / Touch ID protection, toggleable in Settings App icon: 8 variants: Auto, Classic, Light, Purple, Green, Red, Minimal, Minimal Dark Settings: API key rotation, light/dark/system theme, app icon picker, changelog, credits Notifications: Subscription expiration alerts 7 days and 1 day in advance (delivered by the OS even when the app is closed) Siri Shortcuts: VPN Status, My IP Address, Open Server (navigates directly to a specific server) Widget: Current IP, VPN status and active sessions on the home screen; configurable with a favorite server picker showing load, users and latency (Small, Medium and Large sizes) Quick Actions: Long-press the app icon to jump directly to Dashboard or Network Links: Repositorie Github: https://github.com/zlimteck/AirDash Releases Github: https://github.com/zlimteck/AirDash/releases If any members try it, don't hesitate to give me feedback, and suggestions for improvement. thank you in advance. GrimZ.

IP Geolocation

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:05:46 +0000

UK Server Baiduri geolocates to Romania (Bucharest) whereas UK Server Ceibo IP geolocates to UK (Manchester). I would have expected either no IP geolocation or correct geolocation but why the inconsistency where one server just gives completely the wrong country and another gives the correct country. Makes it difficult if you are using servers in a country to in effect appear as though you are in that country. Baiduri Baiduri

Discontinuing subscription. Feedback

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:08:18 +0000

Greetings fellow Airians, I'm a Mullvad refugee and tested AirVPN for a short time to see if it could replace Mullvad. Unfortunately, while AirVPN seems to be the ethical choice and is European, it isn't on par with Mullvad and my search for an alternative continues. Issues - Frequent disconnects with no reconnection, even on a stable network (WiFi home connection and mobile connection) - multiple slow servers - Upnp not used for port-forwarding - Desktop app idiosyncrasies: * slow interface * unlabeled buttons that don't have clear functions * problems exiting (it just hangs and has to be sigKILLed) * UX for connecting is unclear; connection to server directly, not country * cannot generate wireguard configs for different device (flneeded for headless device) * Wireguard config does have a "DNS" line, so DNS resolution doesn't work Recommendations Develop opensource clients that allow other VPN providers to just plugin their details (login server or whatever) and use a common API definition (e.g GET /api/v1/servers) for common VPN actions like getting servers, filtering them, generating wireguard configs, etc.). By making the client generic and allowing other providers to plug in their details, it would allow them to contribute and improve the app together. The opensource clients should at least be inspired by other apps which make their usage dead simple. And regarding connection stability, add a kill switch and the ability to reconnect automatically. And add some way for people to create debug traces to help debug. When the connections dropped and didn't reconnect, I had no idea where it came from. Other VPNs were just stable, so debugging was never necessary, so to be fair, maybe they suck at debugging stuff too. Also, for P2P, the experience was just bad. It was not clear from the webUI that port forwarding was manual and had to be done at all. Final words I really wanted this to work and support a cause that feels like it's protecting privacy without funding fascism, but the service provided just doesn't work well. If things improve, I might return, but at the moment, this isn't usable by the average person, which drastically reduces the possible market range. Good luck in the future

Eddie dissapears

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:42:35 +0000

I used the program once, and now it wont start again. Everytime I run it, it says theres already an instance of Eddie running, but the program doesnt appear anywhere. Even after I uninstalled and reinstalled.

Split tunneling applications?

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:22:25 +0000

Is there a way to easily 'split tunnel' applications with airvpn? I'm a previous user of Mullvad VPN, and split tunneling was a feature I used often for steam and plex. I know there's a way to remove specific IP addresses from the VPN with airvpn, but I'm not sure where to start with that to fix my issues. I'm looking to do this for Android and Linux. (I'm only functionally literate in the latter, so forgive me if I'm using some terms incorrectly in this post! 😓) Alternatively, if excluding applications from traffic is not possible, is there a way to limit it to specific applications (firefox?)

bypass proxy check?

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:45:19 +0000

hello, Is there anyway to bypass proxy check? ( proxycheck dot oi ) and detect as a normal ip?

Handshake AI / remote work

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:07:21 +0000

https://ai.joinhandshake.com I just noticed the https://airvpn.org/routes/ tool, it looks like they've blocked every sever on AirVPN's roster. I was using Air since June to work, now I cannot finish my project. I am presently hustling to get a distant friend to help me in the USA (where I need my IP) to let me proxy through his work's VPN. I'm a US citizen who can't live in my country due to the regime (no, I'm not being extreme; I don't think people quite get how bad it is for some people there yet) and just trying to work. I'm a nice person and not hurting anyone ... Is this something that can be fixed with AirVPN somehow or am I done for here. I searched forums but as you might expect "handshake" is a tough term to sift through on forum about VPN software. Thank you for any help you might have.

nifty.org

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:41:32 +0000

Hello, As of today I can no longer access the website nifty.org. It is a gay story website and where I live it is blocked. Is this a decision that AirVpn made to remove access to anything that is gay story oriented? If so I would like to cancel my account because I have been a customer for nearly 10 years and I am dissapointed.

I recommended AirVPN to a friend & got credit, but it has disappered.

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:40:56 +0000

About 5 months ago or so I convinced a friend to buy a 6-month plan (I think) and received about $5. It's not much, but I'm tight on cash right now (or always) and I wanted to put it towards a new subscription. Last week I was going to do this and it showed my credit, but it seems to have disappeared, as it I no longer see it when I try to renew. Where did it go? Was it autopaid to my subscription or something? Thank you.

New Aisa Server Request

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:10:08 +0000

Will servers for other Asian countries be added in the future? Such as South Korea and Thailand？

StreamVision IPTV

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:32:52 +0000

Resolved, thank you

Downstream randomly and constantly cutting out

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:12:13 +0000

I have tried contacting support, but they have been pretty useless with suggesting TCP, lower MTU, different node, etc. I have tried using Eddie, I have tried using Wiresock. I've tried TCP, lower MTU, and different nodes. I pick the closest nodes to me (Los Angeles Sarin/Maia). I do split tunneling for livestreaming applications. When there are no issues, I am connected just fine. Low ping, good downstream/upstream. When the issue happens seems to be random, usually while gaming and livestreaming. What happens is that, my upstream seems to be fine, but my downstream seems to stop completely for almost 30 seconds. Literally 0 bits are being sent through the VPN. This has been leading me to disconnecting or lagging out while gaming, and it's getting very frustrating. I have tried other VPNs but I like how AirVPN's port forwarding works (which I use for some games that require it). Any advice would be helpful in resolving this.

Hi guys

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:59:31 +0000

Hi guys I'm a new user I just joined not too long ago. I tried making a comment yesterday for some reason it disappeared? There were some speed issues with the servers but they subsided. Anyways I was taking a look at the code (hope that's okay) and saw the following: /src/Lib.Core/Providers/Service.cs First you say when you're bootstrapping directly via IP you can't use TLS but surely there must be some other way to encrypt the tunnel itself instead of manually fiddling with the data? Then you use base64 to encode the modulus and exponent and go on as to manually build up the key instead of using a PEM file or the like, then you manually encrypt the data and fiddle around with the string? I don't really get the thought process behind this. Why not just register a domain then or simply use some other means of transferring the data? Why not just take the data (username / password for example) and manually encrypt it with a public key (imported via a PEM file) and transfer it like that if your not using TLS? Why make this so complicated? Could you please also lift the posting restrictions for paid users? Apparently you can only post once a day and your comments need to be manually approved. I get that you need to take measures to prevent spam but for paid users surely there can be some more restrictions? I saw a few interesting posts yesterday but couldn't comment on them because of this. // Intentional: AirVPN bootstrap uses HTTP without TLS; payload is AES-256 with RSA-wrapped session key (see below). // Direct IP bootstrap URLs cannot rely on TLS common-name validation. // 'S' is the AES 256 bit one-time session key, crypted with a RSA 4096 public-key. // 'D' is the data from the client to our server, crypted with the AES. // The server answer is XML decrypted with the same AES session. public static byte[] AssocToUtf8Bytes(Dictionary assoc) { string output = ""; foreach (KeyValuePair kp in assoc) { output += ExtensionsString.Base64Encode(kp.Key.GetUtf8Bytes()) + ":" + ExtensionsString.Base64Encode(kp.Value.GetUtf8Bytes()) + "\n"; } return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(output); } public static byte[] AssocToUtf8Bytes(Dictionary assoc) { string output = ""; foreach (KeyValuePair kp in assoc) { output += ExtensionsString.Base64Encode(kp.Key.GetUtf8Bytes()) + ":" + ExtensionsString.Base64Encode(kp.Value) + "\n"; } return System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(output); } public XmlDocument FetchUrl(string url, Dictionary parameters) { using (Aes aes = Aes.Create()) { aes.KeySize = 256; aes.GenerateKey(); aes.GenerateIV(); // Generate S string rsaModulus = ""; string rsaExponent = ""; if (Manifest.GetAttributeString("auth_rsa_modulus", "") != "") { rsaModulus = Manifest.GetAttributeString("auth_rsa_modulus", ""); rsaExponent = Manifest.GetAttributeString("auth_rsa_exponent", ""); } else // Compatibility <2.21.0 { rsaModulus = Manifest.SelectSingleNode("rsa/RSAParameters/Modulus").InnerText; rsaExponent = Manifest.SelectSingleNode("rsa/RSAParameters/Exponent").InnerText; } RSAParameters publicKey = new RSAParameters(); publicKey.Modulus = Convert.FromBase64String(rsaModulus); publicKey.Exponent = Convert.FromBase64String(rsaExponent); Dictionary assocParamS = new Dictionary(); assocParamS["key"] = aes.Key; assocParamS["iv"] = aes.IV; byte[] bytesParamS = null; using (RSACryptoServiceProvider csp = new RSACryptoServiceProvider()) { csp.ImportParameters(publicKey); bytesParamS = csp.Encrypt(AssocToUtf8Bytes(assocParamS), false); } // Generate D byte[] aesDataIn = AssocToUtf8Bytes(parameters); byte[] bytesParamD = null; { MemoryStream aesCryptStream = null; CryptoStream aesCryptStream2 = null; try { aesCryptStream = new MemoryStream(); using (ICryptoTransform aesEncryptor = aes.CreateEncryptor()) { aesCryptStream2 = new CryptoStream(aesCryptStream, aesEncryptor, CryptoStreamMode.Write); aesCryptStream2.Write(aesDataIn, 0, aesDataIn.Length); aesCryptStream2.FlushFinalBlock(); bytesParamD = aesCryptStream.ToArray(); } } finally { if (aesCryptStream2 != null) aesCryptStream2.Dispose(); else if (aesCryptStream != null) aesCryptStream.Dispose(); } }

The i Paper newsletter links

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:35:32 +0000

The domain link.news.inews.co.uk, which handles links from The i Paper's newsletters, inexplicably blocks all the AirVPN servers, although the i Paper website itself doesn't. This makes it impossible to go to any of the articles linked to in a newsletter.

Tunnel Status not showing connected in Devices

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 04:34:11 +0000

I have a tunnel marked #4 and it says it was only connected for 48 minutes yesterday even though it's been connected for weeks? Furthermore port forwarding won't work because it reports "No ports" because it mistakenly thinks the tunnel is down! Tunnel is fine -- handshake is every 25 seconds and I'm browsing through the server as we speak I don't want to do a key change if I don't have to, is there any way to fix this?

Very slow speeds

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:59:32 +0000

Hi, I am currently experiencing massive, reproducible speed collapses since this morning (maybe longer, noticed a speed drop a few days ago already but haven't downloaded/uploaded much) across all tested AirVPN servers. The same issue is reproducible with the official Eddie app on Android and a docker container with WireGuard. I've tested multiple servers in multiple regions (Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Sweden) with usage from below 10% and above 90%. Interestingly, the servers with higher usage usually perform better than the ones that should have all their capacity available. No matter what I try, the speeds are awfully slow. Here is an example from "Alrami - Uppsala, Sweden": ----------------------------------------------------------- Server listening on 5201 (test #21) ----------------------------------------------------------- Accepted connection from 62.102.148.137, port 52422 [ 5] local 10.0.0.142 port 5201 connected to 62.102.148.137 port 52438 [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 512 KBytes 4.19 Mbits/sec [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 256 KBytes 2.10 Mbits/sec [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 128 KBytes 1.05 Mbits/sec [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 128 KBytes 1.05 Mbits/sec [ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec [ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 128 KBytes 1.05 Mbits/sec [ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec [ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 128 KBytes 1.05 Mbits/sec [ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate [ 5] 0.00-10.07 sec 1.25 MBytes 1.04 Mbits/sec receiver And without VPN: [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 10.6 MBytes 89.1 Mbits/sec [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 11.0 MBytes 92.2 Mbits/sec [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 11.9 MBytes 99.6 Mbits/sec [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 11.0 MBytes 92.3 Mbits/sec [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 10.8 MBytes 90.2 Mbits/sec [ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 11.8 MBytes 98.6 Mbits/sec [ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 11.6 MBytes 97.5 Mbits/sec [ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 11.5 MBytes 96.5 Mbits/sec [ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 11.8 MBytes 98.6 Mbits/sec [ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 11.4 MBytes 95.4 Mbits/sec [ 5] 10.00-10.07 sec 768 KBytes 89.4 Mbits/sec - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate [ 5] 0.00-10.07 sec 114 MBytes 95.0 Mbits/sec receiver ----------------------------------------------------------- It's not the first time that I have pretty slow speeds, but currently it's pretty much unusable. Does anyone else have these problems?

Connecting to the ipv6 internet from an ipv4-only connection using wireguard

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:50:05 +0000

Hi! I've set up wireguard using wg-quick, with the following config as /etc/wireguard/wg0.conf: [Interface] Address = x.x.x.x/32,xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx/128 PrivateKey = [snip] MTU = 1320 Table = off [Peer] PublicKey = [snip] PresharedKey = [snip] Endpoint = europe.vpn.airdns.org:1637 AllowedIPs = 0.0.0.0/0,::/0 PersistentKeepalive = 15 $ curl --interface wg0 ipv6.google.com curl: (7) Failed to connect to ipv6.google.com port 80 after 41 ms: Could not connect to server However, when I run the following command: "curl --interface wg0 ipv6.google.com", I get the above message (the post editor doesn't allow me to rearrange it...) Is there a way to do this, using wireguard? Am I misconfiguring something? EDIT: I asked gemini, and it suggested I add the following settings to "[Interface]": Table = 200 PostUp = ip -4 rule add oif %i table 200; ip -6 rule add oif %i table 200 PostDown = ip -4 rule del oif %i table 200; ip -6 rule del oif %i table 200 This seems to work correctly. For the first time ever, the port forwarding page in the client area reports the ipv6 ports that my torrent client is running on as open. Does this make sense, for what I'm doing?

Security risk - CVE-2025-14979 - 20260122 Eddie 2.24.6

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:40:59 +0000

Hey AirVPN / community. I saw this CVE (CVE-2025-14979) vulnerability from Jan 2026 on FluidAttacks for a CVE with huge security implications... this is related to the current stable version: 2.24.6. Here's the links where it's listed and it's in NVD too as you can see: https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/blink182 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14979 https://www.sentinelone.com/vulnerability-database/cve-2025-14979/ The only fix available on the website download area or GitHub is to move to experimental release but this could contain the same vulnerabilities. Anyone going to fix this for your paying customers?

EDDIE CLIENT BLOCKING LOGIN

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 05:23:22 +0000

Tried to log in to my account via Eddie and it keeps claiming my login/password are incorrect. Tried uninstalling/reinstalling app and restarting machine - no change. This isn't a great start to my first subscription with you. Please advise how to resolve.

Slow download speed

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:49:32 +0000

Hello, Since a few months I get very slow speed when downloading files from a browser (Waterfox) or with Bittorrent. Without VPN, the speed is: download 926.98 Mbps, upload 928.36 Mbps. As a test, I downloaded a 6GB file with AirVPN: the speed starts around 5MB/s but quickly decline to 1MB/s (see video). I tested the same download with ProtonVPN and I get a steady 18MB/s. I also did some tests with Speedtest: AirVPN, France -> Maasym, Alblasserdam, NL: Download speed 127.97 Mbps, Upload speed 128.50 Mbps (128/8 should give me around 16MB/s). Proton, France -> France: Download speed 156.46 Mbps; Upload speed 452.43 Mbps. I'm on Mac silicon under Tahoe with RAM and room. Any idea what could cause this problem? Cheers. [Edit] I added a log. Stall.mp4 Eddie log.txt

Gluetun Companion: self-hosted dashboard for Gluetun/AirVPN server benchmarking and switching

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:02:50 +0000

Hello everyone, I built Gluetun Companion, a self-hosted web dashboard for people running VPN through Gluetun in Docker/homelab setups (UNRAiD friendly), with dedicated AirVPN options. Its purpose is to make choosing and maintaining VPN servers less manual. It benchmarks configured servers through the VPN tunnel, keeps a history of throughput, latency, jitter, packet loss and DNS latency, then helps select or rotate to the most suitable server. It also includes: - AirVPN server catalogue and live load information, - WireGuard and OpenVPN profile support, - server exclusions, including country exclusions, - automatic switching and rotation pools, - port-forward inventory and optional qBittorrent / rTorrent port synchronization, - tracker reachability checks through the VPN, - Prometheus metrics, Grafana dashboard, and Discord/Apprise notifications. It is still beta software. I use and test it primarily with AirVPN over WireGuard, so feedbacks would be very welcome. Project and installation instructions: https://github.com/Aerya/Gluetun-Companion UNRAiD template: https://ca.unraid.net/apps/gluetun-companion-0uhgrhz0byhtpv A few screenshots are attached below. Thanks! A.

News: Hacker caught thanks to Windows fingerprint ID

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:22:21 +0000

https://www.techspot.com/news/113005-one-windows-most-hated-features-helped-catch-19.html The underlined part means Microsoft knows EXACTLY how many of you use activators and other unlockers for extended security updates. There's this reasonable comment by brucek I agree with. Or should I not?