Handshake Timeout

[Squirrel_Mum 0]

I am very inexperienced - thank you in advance for your patience.

Please advise on settings:

I receive a "handshake timeout" error, regardless of which server I select. Here are two for example:

. 2026.03.10 04:26:39 - Eddie version: 2.24.6 / linux_x64, System: Linux, Name: Fedora Linux, Version: 43 (KDE Plasma Desktop Edition), Framework: 6.8.0.96 (tarball Wed Jan 15 10:20:48 UTC 2020); Framework: v4.0.30319
. 2026.03.10 04:26:39 - Command line arguments (1): path.resources="/usr/share/eddie-ui"
. 2026.03.10 04:26:39 - Raise system privileges
. 2026.03.10 04:26:45 - Collect network information
. 2026.03.10 04:26:46 - Reading options from /home/m/.config/eddie/default.profile
. 2026.03.10 04:26:47 - OpenVPN - Version: 2.6.19 - OpenSSL 3.5.4 30 Sep 2025, LZO 2.10 (/usr/bin/openvpn)
. 2026.03.10 04:26:47 - SSH - Version: OpenSSH_10.0p2, OpenSSL 3.5.4 30 Sep 2025 (/usr/bin/ssh)
I 2026.03.10 04:26:47 - SSL - Not available
. 2026.03.10 04:26:47 - Service systemd-resolved restarted
. 2026.03.10 04:26:47 - Activation of Network Lock - Linux nftables
I 2026.03.10 04:26:51 - Ready
. 2026.03.10 04:26:53 - Collect information about AirVPN completed
I 2026.03.10 04:27:00 - Session starting.
I 2026.03.10 04:27:01 - Checking authorization ...
! 2026.03.10 04:27:02 - Connecting to Aquila (United States of America, Fremont, California)
. 2026.03.10 04:27:02 - Routes, add 23.130.104.132/32 for interface "wlo1".
. 2026.03.10 04:27:02 - WireGuard > Setup start
. 2026.03.10 04:27:02 - WireGuard > Setup complete
. 2026.03.10 04:27:02 - WireGuard > Setup interface
W 2026.03.10 04:27:53 - WireGuard > Handshake timeout
! 2026.03.10 04:27:53 - Disconnecting
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - WireGuard > Stop request received
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - WireGuard > Stopping
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - WireGuard > Completed
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - Routes, delete 0.0.0.0/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - Routes, delete 128.0.0.0/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - Routes, delete ::/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - Routes, delete 8000::/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - Routes, delete 23.130.104.132/32 for interface "wlo1".
. 2026.03.10 04:27:54 - Routes, delete 23.130.104.134/32 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:27:55 - Routes, delete 2620:7:6000:1:6747:2e2b:3ddb:42a5/128 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:27:55 - Service systemd-resolved restarted
. 2026.03.10 04:27:55 - Collect network information
. 2026.03.10 04:27:55 - Connection terminated.
I 2026.03.10 04:27:58 - Checking authorization ...
! 2026.03.10 04:27:59 - Connecting to Khambalia (United States of America, Phoenix, Arizona)
. 2026.03.10 04:27:59 - Routes, add 198.44.133.86/32 for interface "wlo1".
. 2026.03.10 04:27:59 - WireGuard > Setup start
. 2026.03.10 04:27:59 - WireGuard > Setup complete
. 2026.03.10 04:27:59 - WireGuard > Setup interface
W 2026.03.10 04:28:50 - WireGuard > Handshake timeout
! 2026.03.10 04:28:50 - Disconnecting
. 2026.03.10 04:28:51 - WireGuard > Stop request received
. 2026.03.10 04:28:51 - WireGuard > Stopping
. 2026.03.10 04:28:51 - WireGuard > Completed
. 2026.03.10 04:28:51 - Routes, delete 0.0.0.0/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Routes, delete 128.0.0.0/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Routes, delete ::/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Routes, delete 8000::/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Routes, delete 198.44.133.86/32 for interface "wlo1".
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Routes, delete 198.44.133.131/32 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Routes, delete 2607:9000:7000:33:c584:3a6a:cbdd:1c1e/128 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Service systemd-resolved restarted
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Collect network information
. 2026.03.10 04:28:52 - Connection terminated.
I 2026.03.10 04:28:55 - Checking authorization ...
! 2026.03.10 04:28:56 - Connecting to Pisces (Canada, Vancouver)
. 2026.03.10 04:28:56 - Routes, add 192.30.89.29/32 for interface "wlo1".
. 2026.03.10 04:28:56 - WireGuard > Setup start
. 2026.03.10 04:28:56 - WireGuard > Setup complete
. 2026.03.10 04:28:56 - WireGuard > Setup interface
! 2026.03.10 04:28:57 - Disconnecting
. 2026.03.10 04:28:57 - WireGuard > Stop request received
. 2026.03.10 04:28:57 - WireGuard > Stopping
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - WireGuard > Completed
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete 0.0.0.0/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete 128.0.0.0/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete ::/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete 8000::/1 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete 192.30.89.29/32 for interface "wlo1".
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete 38.88.124.105/32 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Routes, delete 2606:9580:103:a:725c:bbfb:119:b5dc/128 for interface "Eddie", not exists.
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Service systemd-resolved restarted
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Collect network information
. 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Connection terminated.
I 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Cancel requested.
! 2026.03.10 04:28:58 - Session terminated.

 

[Tech Jedi Alex 1528]

In Eddie Preferences > Protocols, untick Automatic and select UDP port 443. Retry a connection.
If it still doesn't work, provide a system report instead of only the logs.

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[Squirrel_Mum 0]

Oh my god you have ended days of frustration for this inexperienced youngling. If you are willing, are you able to explain why the automatic port selection was preventing a successful handshake?

[Tech Jedi Alex 1528]

On 3/13/2026 at 6:41 PM, Squirrel_Mum said:

If you are willing, are you able to explain why the automatic port selection was preventing a successful handshake?

My intention was to rule out problems with UDP and Wireguard. OpenVPN and UDP with OpenVPN work, so the problem is Wireguard. If you can live with OpenVPN, no need to further examinate this.