Every reconnect different server

[rosch 0]

Hey community,

I am using AirVPN - openvpn since a few years on my dd-wrt router and am wondering if it's possible to connect to a different server every reconnect.
At the moment I set up europe.vpn.airdns.org as ip but when I hit reconnect it's sometimes connecting to the same server.

thanks
Robotron

[OpenSourcerer 1435]

On 12/29/2022 at 11:54 AM, rosch said:

At the moment I set up europe.vpn.airdns.org as ip but when I hit reconnect it's sometimes connecting to the same server.

That name resolves to the "best" server at resolve time, updated every five minutes. It can of course happen that one particular server is the best server for the next 3+ refreshes, and it can happen that 90 minutes later, when you reconnect, the best server suddenly is the same as the one you were connected to.

If you want something more random, consider using multiple --remote directlves randomized by a --remote-random. This excellent Ellie app will greatly help you:
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/31152-custom-random-server-config-generator/

[tubule 1]

remote-random
remote bg.vpn.airdns.org 443
remote be.vpn.airdns.org 443

remove:

persist-tun

Edited ... by tubule