Stuck on Waiting for latency tests (143 to go)

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Dumps an rpm file on me with no further instructions, so I try the obvious.

# rpm -i eddie-ui_2.20.0_linux_x64_fedora.rpm
# eddie-ui
. 2021.05.10 09:09:08 - Eddie version: 2.20.0 / linux_x64, System: Linux, Name: \SKernel \r on an \m (\l), Version: Linux linux 5.11.18-100.fc32.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon May 3 15:30:24 UTC 2021 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux, Mono/.Net: 6.6.0.166 (tarball Tue Feb 23 06:02:51 UTC 2021); Framework: v4.0.30319
. 2021.05.10 09:09:08 - Command line arguments (2): path.resources="/usr/share/eddie-ui" path.exec="/usr/bin/eddie-ui"
. 2021.05.10 09:09:08 - Raise system privileges
. 2021.05.10 09:09:09 - Profile path: /usr/lib/eddie-ui/default.profile
. 2021.05.10 09:09:09 - Profile options not found, using defaults.
. 2021.05.10 09:09:10 - Tun Driver - /dev/net/tun
. 2021.05.10 09:09:10 - OpenVPN - Version: 2.4.11 - OpenSSL 1.1.1k  FIPS 25 Mar 2021, LZO 2.10 (/usr/sbin/openvpn)
. 2021.05.10 09:09:10 - SSH - Version: OpenSSH_8.3p1, OpenSSL 1.1.1k  FIPS 25 Mar 2021 (/usr/bin/ssh)
. 2021.05.10 09:09:10 - SSL - Version: Initializing (/usr/bin/stunnel)
. 2021.05.10 09:09:10 - curl - Version: 7.69.1 (/usr/bin/curl)
/usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-tray: error while loading shared libraries: libappindicator.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
I 2021.05.10 09:09:13 - Ready
. 2021.05.10 09:09:15 - Collect information about AirVPN completed
I 2021.05.10 09:09:57 - Checking login ...
! 2021.05.10 09:09:59 - Logged in.
I 2021.05.10 09:10:31 - Session starting.
. 2021.05.10 09:10:31 - Waiting for latency tests (167 to go)
. 2021.05.10 09:10:32 - Waiting for latency tests (143 to go)

After 15 minutes the number of tests to go started *increasing*. 

I feel I wasted my three euros.

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Hello!

Eddie desktop edition sends simultaneously a lot of ICMP packets to different destinations (all the VPN servers in your white list, or all AirVPN servers if a white list is not defined). Such a behavior is sometimes forbidden by some ISPs which will block ICMP packets after a certain threshold is reached.

However Eddie should not get stuck and it should go on after each request times out, so it could be a bug which deserves investigation, thank you for the report.

In the meantime, try this: disable latency tests and the problem should be gone. From Eddie's main window select "Preferences" > "Advanced", then de-tick "Enable latency tests" and finally click "Save". What Eddie calls "latency tests" are a measurement of the round trip time via ping, so by disabling them you should cut out the problem roots.

When you disable latency tests Eddie is not able to pick a really good server for your node (you might find its choice of a "recommended" server bizarre, because it does not know anymore the round trip time from your node to the VPN servers), so take care to define a white list of servers according to your preferences, or pick servers or countries manually.

Kind regards
 

[Tech Jedi Alex 1488]

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