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Do any readers know whether it is would be normal for VPN providers to liaise with the biggest blocklists? (I would imagine it would be a lot of manual work, so I could understand why Air would not want to take it on). Hello! We confirm that we actively keep "our" IP addresses out of major blacklists, including the sector leader Spamhaus. Most address providers mandate that this is done as they want to keep their addresses "clean". Unfortunately there are thousands of black lists so it is not possible to know and intervene on all of them. About the IP address you mention, you can see here that it's "clean" on almost 100% of the minor black lists and on 100% of the major ones. https://check.spamhaus.org/results/?query=213.152.187.235 https://whatismyipaddress.com/blacklist-check https://dnschecker.org/ip-blacklist-checker.php?query=213.152.187.235 https://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=blacklist%3a213.152.187.235&run=toolpage Also, please be aware that some minor lists that you see above include an IP address simply because it is shared, regardless of anything else. Kind regards

Hello! We're very glad to inform you that Eddie Android edition 3.3.0 Release Candidate 1 is now available. Link on the announcement first post has been updated accordingly. Thank you very much if you decide to test this new version and report any problem and bug you experience! New in Release Candidate 1: all the beta 2 reported by testers problems have been addressed ability to auto connect when the app is launched. Opt in: please note the new Start quick VPN connection at application startup option in Settings > AirVPN. It requires an account that logged in with "Remember me" checked ability to start and connect during the device bootstrap on all supported Android TV and Android versions, with or without "Always on VPN" further ergonomic improvements on Android TV revamped ability to start and connect during the device bootstrap finalized full code compliance with SDK 16 new, improved NetworkMonitor bug fixes Kind regards

As far as I am concerned, the internet doesn't know nationalities. Also, my location might be Germany, but I'm not exactly German. But thank you for pigeonholing, anyway. Learned another thing today, thank you

We can of course think in black and white, like there are absolutely zero black sheep among VPN users. Ain't that a nice lullaby to fall asleep to? If anything, the services offered on the internet react to the crap coming from VPN users, because, yes, those people use it as a tool for, well, at least pseudonymity. Now, the question is, why would they do that instead of going via their normal internet connection? Privacy? Yeah, maybe. Geoblock circumvention so they can watch home TV when they're abroad? Sure. But the overwhelming majority obviously wants to do something they themselves don't want to be held liable for. I was a good example for this. Most times its torrenting of copyrighted material, that is, not paying for something other people create, but that won't trigger those automated defense systems. Some also abuse the servers for hacking-related things. Especially the latter people, even if they are a minority, are network-wise excessively loud. This shows in the automated defense systems being triggered for everyone, and that is why you post here with a bit of a rant, because it bothers your experience, obviously. Don't point your finger at the defense systems – point them at all those people who think once they paid for a product they share with others they can do what they want and so sully its reputation. It's so egoistical it's almost human. And it happened before. Okay, so someone contacts the admin team, works with them to remove some server from their blacklist. Job done, right? Problem is, three days later it's on a blacklist again. Do you know why? Because those people from before smell this, and use the unblocked server for their scripting relentlessly. The less walls to overcome there is, the easier the job, the more fun it is. They come back, even recommend the service as one that actively tries to tear down those walls, and they all think it's for the sake of their attacks. The service gets even more abused. Do not contact admins to ask for unblocks, it backfires in the most wondrous ways down the line. And yes, it's very likely a WAF. It's not that the internet is getting more dangerous for users, as the sentiment tends to be around these forums – the users get more dangerous for the hosters, and the hosters react. You really think those walls would be erected without reason? Necessity begets creation. They're not doing this to be a nuisance for VPN users. Service providers like Cloudflare sit in a comfortable position where they can analyze the traffic behavior from many parts of the internet and spot similarities. So I tend to agree with this statement.

I did everything you suggested and it finally works, thank you. However I have another problem, the speed is very unsatisfactory, it's around 2 MB/s whatever MTU number or server I set. The exact same torrent goes absolutely haywire with speed on the very same PC, just without VPN. I tested multiple torrents and it's the same for all of them, Ubuntu distro achieves highest speed with 8 - 18 MB/s while without VPN it goes 90 MB/s (I have 1 Gbps fiber). Any tips for that? I tried again many things, changing MTU, changing servers (Netherlands, then servers closest to me, then servers with highest bandwidth according to Client area here). Thank you very much for your help and responses.

I do understand that technical problems are incredibly frustrating. I feel your pain, and I try to help others get past this hurdle. I'm going to ask you to just trust the next couple points: Judging from the emotion in your post, you need a break. Just walk away from this project for 24-48 hours and give your mind and body a rest. Do something that you enjoy. When you come back to these problems with a fresh and rested mind you will be able to try again and succeed. A fresh brain is an AMAZING thing. Know that AirVPN is not the cause of these issues; you are in the right place. You are posting among torrenting LEGENDS who could use any VPN they desire, and they chose to be here. Trust that there is a good reason for that and that you made a great decision to be here. Assuming that you are now well rested, please start again by looking at my stack. This stack configuration has literally torrented hundreds of terabytes; it works! Then, check your AirVPN profile to ensure you set everything up properly and did not rush over or skip a step: When you go to the devices screen have you set up a device? In the ports screen is that device linked to the port (in the dropdown)? When making your config file did you select that device? When working correctly, the sessions screen should list your device at the top of the card when connected; does it? If you accomplish all these things and still have an issue, post again with the current status of things and I'll take another look.

Correlation != causation, as always. Of course not. Can AirVPN do something about the users abusing the services? People don't behave, especially behind a VPN, so everyone suffers for it. Simple as that.

I love the fact that existing customers always get to take advantage of the same offers new users get, thank you!

Hello! We're very glad to inform you a new 10 Gbit/s full duplex server located in Bucharest, Romania, is available: Nembus. The AirVPN client will show automatically the new server; if you use any other OpenVPN or WireGuard client you can generate all the files to access them through our configuration/certificates/key generator. The server accepts connections on ports 53, 80, 443, 1194, 2018 UDP and TCP for OpenVPN and ports 1637, 47107 and 51820 UDP for WireGuard. It supports OpenVPN over SSL and OpenVPN over SSH, TLS 1.3, OpenVPN tls-crypt and WireGuard. Full IPv6 support is included as well. As usual no traffic limits, no logs, no discrimination on protocols and hardened security against various attacks with separate entry and exit-IP addresses. You can check the status as usual in our real time servers monitor : https://airvpn.org/servers/Nembus  Do not hesitate to contact us for any information or issue. Kind regards & datalove AirVPN Staff