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    Totally supporting the "one way or another" business model. Hope to see it live soon.
    At least then some benchmarks can be done.
     
    Now we see that running an email service and charging $5 per month is a great business 
     

     
     
    Disclaimer:
    I am an early supporter of Protonmail and endorsed their service multiple times.
    This is not an attempt to make them look odd. But A service provider has to stick
    to its mission, expanding to new "adventures" is what made businesses fail in the past.
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    Turris Omnia if you're ambitious! It has better hardware that all the others haha.
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    Hello !
     
    Introduction
    Welcome To AirVPN!

    This is a guide meant to help new people. Whether you're new to VPNs in general or just new to AirVPN.
    I've tried to keep it fairly short, by using bullet points & spoiler tags. This hopefully also makes it more readable and less scary.
    I think AirVPN is a FANTASTIC VPN and while I don't own or have any stake in AirVPN myself, I'm a huge supporter of it.
    However, it can be quite scary and confusing to use when you first get started, so hopefully my little guide willl help you!
     
    This guide also includes links to resources provided by Air and other users, but I don't mean to take credit for these things. So please feel free to scroll to the bottom of this guide! 
    Index:
    Introduction First Questions Getting Started With AirVPN After Downloading The Eddie Client   [includes Troubleshooting tips] AirVPN Guides Section   [Look here to find guides about: Security/Torrenting/Port-forwarding/Plex/etc.] Other Noteworthy resources Credits Why I made this guide:

    AirVPN was said to be very technical and thus hard to use. But since it's such a quality VPN, I don't want that to always be the main bad side to this great service. Therefore, this guide is also a response to this problem, so that newcomers can hopefully feel less overwhelmed about the idea of the air to breathe the real Internet.

    The Air staff clearly put in a lot of work every day and are extremely knowledgeable people, from all that I've seen. It's just that for newcomers, it can be hard and overwhelming finding all the relevant pieces of information and it can easily be too technical, so I hope my little guide will also be useful in that regard. This is also why, I collect other people's guides and put them in this guide, so that they're easier to find. However, Thank you to AirVPN, Staff and the many knowledgeable members of this community who help out people like myself quite a lot, through their contributions to the site everyday :] Feel free to leave feedback on this guide, both good and bad, if you want to, because I'll happily read it !
      First Questions
    Do I have to be really technical to use this VPN stuff? AirVPN is one of the more technical VPNs out there and this is pretty much its only major drawback, when it gets reviewed. However, it offers unmatched attention to security and privacy. Not all reviews are entirely accurate either, sadly. Which the AirVPN Staff haven't hesitated to remark on though. So in short: No. But if you're new to VPNs in general and not a tech-savvy user, you do have to accept that you might be confused in the start. But this forum is here to help :]. Due to all the marketing and sometimes paid reviews, it can be hard to find out which VPN to trust at all. This is without even getting to the technical features. Air tends to somewhat pride itself on not overselling things however and so on the face of it, AirVPN can seem like it's no match for other, apparently bigger VPNs, but AirVPN has a lot to offer if you take a look. Will I become totally anonymous or completely secure? Please be aware that when using AirVPN or any VPN, while signed in to things such as your e-mail or other online accounts, you might get incorrect notices of being hacked. You have not been hacked most likely, it's just that when services see you log in from several different IP addresses, they get suspicious. Simply keep calm and investigate the issue. No, definitely not. But in terms of steps you can take to reach very high levels of privacy and security, this is one of the best steps you can take. Privacy and security are hard things. To achieve even higher levels involves sorting out things like your operating system, browser, various habits and using networks like Tor, in addition to a VPN like this. Security is hard. It's rarely, if ever, just a one-off solution. Often, security is as much a process, as it is about a single good product, like this VPN. However. just because a VPN doesn't do everything, it doesn't mean it's useless. A lot depends on what you're trying to do/achieve and who your "enemies" are. Yet it should be said, that AirVPN is quite extreme about security. For Air, it's "all or nothing" in many ways. AirVPN is so focused about security, that they even fix issues before they're published! However, VPNs and others technologies are becoming more and more important, as new spy laws like the UK Snoopers Charter & US Rule 41 Amendment crop up. Please check the question "What does AirVPN do to make it safe to use and does it log or track people?" further down, for more details. VPNs A & B have features X & Y, how does AirVPN compare? For this, check out the forum made specifically for that. It's often the case that features from other VPNs are either already included in AirVPN, aren't included because they're unsafe or just aren't as good as they sound. For instance, a rival VPN might say "We offer PPTP and many other secure protocols!", while Air doesn't, because Air knows PPTP is unsafe. Or they might say they offer a "multi-hop" VPN, which may or may not be useful, according to AirVPN Staff. Support for the protocol known as IKEv2 is another example of where Air doesn't support something, but has good reasons for not doing so. As a final example, you will sometimes see competitors speak of their super-secret "camouflage", "4Dstealth" or "hidden" protocols or servers. This is just marketing for gullible customers . But such aforementioned marketing can greatly confuse efforts to compare Airs product with the competitors. So if in doubt, ask the competitor who is offering "stealth"-something, what it is. If I use AirVPN, will I be able to use service XYZ with it?   Please be aware that when using AirVPN or any VPN, while signed in to things such as your e-mail or other online accounts, you might get incorrect notices of being hacked. You have not been hacked most likely, it's just that when services see you log in from several different IP addresses, they get suspicious. Simply keep calm and investigate the issue. Please also be aware that it is NOT the main purpose of AirVPN to get access to geo-restricted content because it's a losing battle and Air cannot control how companies such as the BBC and Netflix act. Being able to get access to a site, generally depends on which service you want and which country it's in. AirVPN doesn't have servers in every country. In general, you can get access to everything. Although services like BBC iPlayer and Netflix actively try to block VPNs. Even services as normal as payment processors, such as PayPal don't always make things easy. This means it's not always possible for a VPN provider to do anything about it. But we do have forums to discuss and notify AirVPN on, so that AirVPN can try to solve it as best as it can. But before you post in that forum, make sure to Read This First, as it might help you & will make your posts more helpful to others. AirVPN has a very useful tool called the Route Checking tool. It allows you to test access to a website from ALL AirVPN servers. Just put in a full link in the search field and click the search button. Then press F5 or hit the refresh button in your browser. Green results usually mean there's access; red results mean the opposite. This is useful for seeing if it's only you who has a problem or only the server you're on. As well as which servers don't have a problem, so that you can switch to using those ones instead. It's most important that it's green in the "HTTP" column. There's many different HTTP Codes, so here's a list. VPNs generally slow down your connection a little. But AirVPN is so good that it's still possible to play Multiplayer games through it, without your connection slowing down too much, in my own experience. What does AirVPN do to make it safe to use and does it log or track people?  AirVPN isn't just safe because it promises to be so in its marketing. Instead, it backs things up with hard technical specifications and high standards, that you can verify yourself. AirVPN is logless and can't be forced to log surreptitiously, fully supports P2P on all servers & as per #5 ignores all DMCA requests. Remotely-forwarded ports aren't logged either. Here's additional things Air does to increase its security and privacy: AirVPNs infrastructure conforms to a high degree of openness & transparency. This helps show that none of Airs locations are fake, but only bare-metal & lets users compare with one another. AirVPNs encryption standards are military grade and so for all intents and purposes unbreakable. It also only uses the most secure VPN protocol too: OpenVPN. No PPTP/SSTP/L2TP/IKEv2. AirVPN doesn't use any third party tracking on its website, such as Google Analytics or Social buttons, because they leak. Instead, it uses open-source analytics Matomo, which is closed loop. AirVPNs website meets the highest SSLabs security standards: A+. AirVPN takes its mission to fight censorship and manipulation of the Internet extremely seriously. This also means being highly willing to help out journalists and human-rights defenders. AirVPN only uses FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) in its Eddie client. Therefore the software running on your system is not a security "blackbox", but can be independently verified. AirVPNs Eddie client supports a wide selection of protocols. Including SSL and SSH. As well as anonymising services such as Tor; so that you can "partition trust" and need not trust AirVPN. AirVPN fully accepts crypto-currencies. Including to the point where it accepts Bitcoin directly. No middlemen. So if done right, you can use AirVPN with Air knowing nothing about you. AirVPN explains how it doesn't need to inspect or monitor traffic in order to check for breaches of ToS. AirVPN is against security through obscurity, including in its client software Eddie and so shows all the information it can; which leads some users to erroneously think there's logging going on. AirVPN has since then expanded on this point. AirVPN uses in-house support technicians and not outsourced third-party technicians and external packages such as Zendesk. So as with #3, it's closed-loop. No leakage. AirVPN has a strict location policy, so that it doesn't just set up servers in a new, potentially unsafe or questionable, location. One which can't supply the performance required, either. AirVPN has its own DNS servers and "killswitch" feature. With Network Lock on, any accidental loss of connection from Airs servers won't leak anything about you; including WebRTC. AirVPN is run by extremely knowledgeable technical people and not just businessmen. So they're easily able to both explain, defend and attack subjects on a purely technical level. AirVPN supports the auditing of some of the crucial security software that underlies different systems and also supports other projects/groups/services such as Tor, Edri and OpenNIC. AirVPN runs this forum, which can seem like a small thing, but it's actually really important, as it allows for the open sharing of knowledge, providing of technical support and mythbusting. AirVPN already acts as a "multi-hop" VPN and takes many other measures to increase security, such as separate entry & exit IPs, Perfect Forward Secrecy and HMAC SHA1. AirVPN has a strong focus on avoiding marketing fluff and overselling. Which means you know exactly what you're getting and don't need to deal with deceptive use of technical details. AirVPN is highly consistent with staying constantly on top of any security issue. AirVPN is based in Italy and is therefore within the EU. This has a range of other benefits too. That's 20+ ways in which Air has extremely high security "by default". All made nice and easy for you to use. If you want more, there's a simple 3 step guide for that. But seriously, there's always more you can do yourself. When will AirVPN add country or server XYZ? AirVPN Staff do not usually tell the community when a new country or server will be added. They simply add them. So it's easy to miss. The Eddie client will automatically show them. AirVPN frequently adds new countries/locations. This can be seen in the announcement forum, so please try to check this and the Eddie client (if you use it) before asking. Thank you. Requests for a specific location or addition to an existing one, are fine. But demands to know when something will happen, are futile, since AirVPN follows a strict location policy. The technical specifications regarding security/encryption for the Air servers that are used, can be found here. Further, those technologies and standards allows Air to pursue its Mission. Please remember that even if a country you want hasn't been added, you may still be able to get access to the web-content of that country, thanks to Airs micro-routing feature. Here's some old posts regarding different locations, so that you may not need to ask. Please note that some, such as Japan as of 2018 & Austria, were already added: Italian Servers? Japan/Korea Servers? [staff Comment] Russian Servers? Danish Servers? Middle-East/North African Servers? Indian Servers? Panama Servers? Australian/New Zealand Servers? Latvian Servers? French & Belgian Servers?[uPDATE: French Servers Momentarily Withdrawn] Austrian Servers? Central/South American Servers? AirVPN now allows 5 connections per account instead of 3, but is it possible to buy more connections? AirVPN has increased the limit from 3 to 5 connections. Thus it's unlikely to be possible to buy more connections at any point. But you can use a modified router if you still need more than 5. If you change your router firmware(software) to something like DD-WRT or Tomato for instance, you can make all devices on your Wi-Fi/Router go through AirVPN. However running a VPN on a router is quite hardwork for most routers. So you either need high-grade commercial ones or computers like the ZBOX Nano, converted into routers. That ZBOX Nano PC would be excellent for a VPN to run on, as the hardware is very good; even more than the commercial routers. Only savvy users should consider this. Who runs AirVPN & moderates the forums? The Staff account is the Official voice of AirVPN. Private messages cannot be sent to them. Clodo & pj are the most visible AirVPN employees. Clodo is the developer of AirVPNs "Eddie" client software, while pj is a co-founder of AirVPN. Community moderators: zhang888, giganerd and LZ1. Note that we are NOT AirVPN employees, have no access to Air infrastructure and do NOT speak for Air in an official way. Instead, zhang888, giganerd and LZ1 are a part of what the Air Staff call the Air "forum Staff". Note that member profiles can't be accessed by others by default, unless you add them as friends or they made their profile public. Air itself is based in Italy and so that's where their staff will be sourced from. What are some of the "Status" page functions for & how do I use AirVPNs "Micro-routing" feature? The first page you see when you go to the Status page, is an overview of Airs servers & service. Useful for seeing if any server is down or very busy, downloads and how many users there are. The Ping Matrix shows the latency between Air servers and if there's any (severe) packet loss somewhere. No packets = no connection. The Top Users page can help you verify if others are still getting good or bad performance, compared to yourself. The Checking Route page is for seeing if Air servers can or can't connect to a website you select. Unlike the Ping Matrix. There's also the special AirVPN "Micro-routing" service. To use it, simply make sure you connect to Airs servers & DNS. (Automatic when you use Airs Eddie client). Without the micro-routing, if you want to watch French TV for example, you would have to connect to a French server. But with micro-routing, you can connect to ANY Air server and still watch French TV, as long as the TV's website is on the "Website support" list. It's possible to make requests to get sites added to these lists. Anyway, this micro-routing is very very useful ! Because it means that EVEN IF Air takes all French servers offline for some reason, you will still be able to access French content! Is it free and if not, why should I pay for it? AirVPN is not free, but you can get a short trial if you ask nicely. The Trial has unlimited data and full speed. But you can only get a refund if you have used less than 5GB. Free services don't offer many of the very nice features which let you get around website/service blocks. But it can be hard to market these features to non-technical people, because they're not always easy to explain. Yet once you try them, you will appreciate them. AirVPN has quality servers & connections, as well as guarantees a certain speed, with no limits. So it's possible to play multiplayer games through it. Free services often have to exploit their users in order to survive. This is normally done by tracking you, possibly undermining your security and selling your data to 3rd parties. If a free service is leaking your data due to poor practices and technology by accident or selling it on purpose, what's the point in using it then? VPN means Virtual Private Network. Even if a free service doesn't exploit you, you still don't have the same level of security or assurances, because how would a free service pay for that? Real security is hard and costly. Would you rather go through 5 bad free services, risking your security and privacy or would you rather take your privacy and security seriously the first time, for a small fee? If you only need a VPN 1 time, then it's probably not worth it to use a paid service. But if you know you'll need it often, it's worth the investment. Air has a very cheap 3 day plan too though. Free services often have many limits. But AirVPN is logless, allows 5 devices per account, allows P2P and other protocols, has no data/bandwidth limits & very high security. So basically, you need to be able to Trust your provider, yet why would a free service be trustworthy? They don't owe you anything. But a paid one at least does - not that all paid services are great either though. Not all services on the web offer the same level of protection either, whether free or not. Many services, paid & unpaid, lie to you about where they have servers. Fake GeoIP addresses. Since AirVPN isn't free, is it possible to buy a Lifetime subscription, as with other VPNs? Does AirVPN hold sales at all? This question has received its own dedicated topic, so please click the link below All sales related questions are answered in this dedicated thread.  
    Getting Started With AirVPN
    If you run into a problem with Airs software for some reason, then please make sure to check if there's an experimental version of the Eddie client you can download. Experimental versions aren't always available. How do I start using AirVPN?
    There's 3 simple steps: Create Account Choose a Plan Choose your setup  
    Creating an account:
     
    You don't need a valid e-mail address. The site software, called IPB, just needs the field to be filled with something. Remember that password recovery will NOT work without a valid address. If you can, don't use something which uniquely identifies you. So even if you name your account ninja10834, that's still better than something about your real name, location or even interests. With this account, you can also post on the forums. However in the beginning, you won't be able to post on these forums immediately. This is because a moderator has to make sure that whatever you post, is both genuine and from a person. So when you click the "post" button, your own post will NOT show up immediately; so just be patient, when asking a question. After around 5-10 posts being accepted, your account will increase in level and you will be able to post things immediately, without any supervision. There's 2 names associated with your account. The first is your login name, which cannot be changed and can't be seen by others. You would need to make a new account, to change it. The second name is your forum display name. In my case, it's LZ1. This can be changed by you at any time, but only matters in the forum. NOTE: it's your login name  you use for logging into the Eddie software, together with your login password.  
    Choose a plan:
    At this stage, you pick both how you wish to pay and how much. It's possible to pay in currencies known as "cryptocurrencies". These cryptocurrencies, most famously Bitcoin, have a range of benefits when it comes to things like security and privacy, if used correctly. If you want to pay using a cryptocurrency, there's some guidance on what to do, further down, in the guides section. However if you're just starting out, it's fine if you just use your credit card or whatever method which suits you. It's also possible to ask for a short trial. You can also scroll back up to the "First Questions" section and look for the information on Air's sales, if you want to wait for a discount. After paying, you will be a "Premium User" and will be able to see how many days you have left of your subscription, at the top of the screen, when you're logged into your account.  
    Choose your setup:
     
    AirVPN provides a mobile version of its Eddie app for Android. An iOS version is NOT available due to Apple's restrictive policies. This stage is pretty straightforward. Just make sure you select the right versions and hit Download. Your OS: Find out which Windows Operating System you're running or which GNU/Linux you're running. Mac users must use either Mavericks or something newer. Your Architecture: Most will be locked into 64-bit here, as 32-bit is outdated. Your Format: Windows users should select "Installer" & MacOS users select "PKG Package Installer". Ubuntu/Linux users pick according to distro; adding a PPA will enable auto-updates of Eddie. Your User Interface: Most people should pick Graphical UI.  Unless you want to run some kind of headless install, as some technical users do. Then click the big blue Download button and follow regular installation procedures. Now you will be downloading the AirVPN software. DONE.  No further reading is required from here. Just open Eddie and click "Connect to Recommended Server". Unless you need a guide for something or want to know some of the finer details. This software is called a "client". This "client" is called "Eddie", because that's what AirVPN calls it. So when you hear talk of "Eddie", it's referring to the software you downloaded.  If you don't want to use Eddie for some reason, there's ways of getting around it. But for new and casual users, it's recommended that you use it. If normal Installer Formats create problems, you can sometimes fix them by using the portable formats. A portable download is also useful if you want to store Eddie on a USB stick. If the latest Stable or Experimental release doesn't work for you, then you can download an earlier version, by clicking the "Other versions" link under the blue download button. How and where do I manage my AirVPN settings?
    You do that in the Client Area

    Some of the most important things in this area include: Configuration Generator Ports Referrals Number 1 is where you automatically generate the files that your VPN needs to work (if you don't use the Eddie Client, such as if you use Android), after you tick some boxes.

    Number 2 allows you to tell the VPN which "ports" or "virtual doors" to open, which can speed up things such as your Bittorent client (qBittorent, uTorrent, Vuze, Transmission, etc.)
    Even though it looks confusing, the only thing you actually need to change, is putting the right number in the "Local Port" field. So if your torrent program uses port 7634 for instance, then
    you put 7634 into the "Local Port" field and simply click the green add button. Then a number will automatically be generated and put into the big white box at the top. All done.
     
    Number 3 shows you the link you can share with other people. If they buy an AirVPN plan, you get 20% of what they pay. Then you can use this money to pay for your own plan.
     
    What if I need help during the process? If you need help from Air, you can easily contact them. If you're wondering why AirVPN doesn't have "Livechat" or might take a little longer to reply than other providers, then this is why. However you can also just come to these forums. If you can't post yet, then you can read the various guides which exist. In the AirVPN program called Eddie, there's a tab called "logs", which lists various information about what's happening. You can copy this and post it on the forums so we can help. But when you post your logs, MAKE SURE you post them inside "spoiler tags". If you don't use spoiler tags, you will annoy and make things more difficult for everyone, including yourself. I've used untold numbers of spoilers in this guide, as an example. What are logs, where are they and how do I use spoiler tags? When the AirVPN Eddie software is running, it creates a list of what it is doing. What's connecting, when, where, if something went wrong and so on. A log of events. So when you ask for help on these forums, we will often ask about your logs, because without logs, we do NOT know what is happening, in your specific situation . If you open the AirVPN "Eddie" client software, you will see a "Logs" tab. On the top right-hand side of the window, the 2nd button from the top, lets you copy your logs quickly. After copying the logs from Eddie, paste them into your posts when you need help. Do so by typing the short codes necessary; which we call using "Spoiler tags". This makes it much more convenient for everyone; just like this question and answer, is inside a spoiler . Please try to do it, thank you! Is there anything in my AirVPN account I should change? Go to the top-right corner of the screen and click your account username. Then click "My Settngs" in the drop-down box. Under "Profile Privacy", you might wish to un-check the checkbox, if you want others to be able to view your profile when clicking your name. Under the "Notification Options" tab and then under the header "Topics & Posts", check the box which lets you auto-follow things you reply to. This is very useful. Because then you'll get a little notification in the top-right corner, every time someone replies to a thread you made. This makes getting help more convenient. It's also good for following what's happening in threads that you post in. Remember to check the boxes on the right-hand side, so that you can choose if you want to be notified via the forum or via E-mail . You can also enable notifications for when people "like" your posts, since that can be quite encouraging! Under "Profile Settings", you might be curious about who visited your profile. So you can make it show the last 5 visitors. Everything else such as signatures, allowing others to add you as a friend and so on, are up to you. Enjoy! Is there an Experimental or Beta version of the AirVPN Eddie Client I can try? If so, where is it and why would I want to try it?   
    Note that whenever you download the Beta/Experimental Client, you'll always receive the latest one. You can check your version number after you open Eddie and go to its "About" page.  
    There aren't always any Experimental clients to download and new clients are continuously released. So keep an eye on the announcement section, for Beta/Experimental clients. Just because a release is called the "Stable" version, it doesn't mean the Beta/Experimental client is "Unstable". However don't be surprised if you run into issues . You can find the Beta versions [if one is available] on the download page of your OS, under "Other versions":
     

    If for some reason an Eddie client doesn't work, try downloading a "portable" version on the OS download page, under "Format". Being Beta/Experimental, you might run into some bugs. However I use the latest all the time, with no problems really. For more information on what features are added and bugs taken away, go straight to the changelog The Beta/Experimental client often includes fixes for bugs which the "Stable" version of Eddie has, as well as various extra features and changes. This helps all platforms. For example, for Windows, a prior Beta release used WFP (Windows Filtering Platform), instead of Windows Firewall, which meant it became easier to use 3rd party security software. 3rd party security software, are things such as Comodo firewall or Avast anti-virus. Things which you install yourself. In addition, it also comes with the latest software updates "out-of-the-box", such as the latest TAP drivers and OpenVPN patches, so you don't have to update them yourself. It may enable some things by default, which a current Stable version requires you to change yourself (as explained in the next section of this guide). By using the Beta, you can also help AirVPN by providing feedback, which means Air can then make things even better . Each Beta release has its own feedback thread. Just remember to describe the problem, tell us which system you use (Linux/Windows/MacOS/etc.), the client version (Go to Eddie client "About" page) and some logs in spoilers! : D. Thanks!  
     
    After Downloading The Eddie Client
    Please remember to share your Eddie logs and use spoiler tags, when you need help from the community. How to do so, is answered in the previous section, thank you! What's "Network Lock" & should I use it? Please be aware that using Network Lock with Tor can be contradictory to try. It's not currently planned for. Please also note that it's expected that Eddie turns off Network Lock, when Eddie is shut down. Network Lock in AirVPN, is what many other VPN providers normally call a "killswitch". So this is Airs own "killswitch". Network Lock (NL) is a way for the AirVPN software to force all of your computers network communications through the AirVPN service, so that nothing "leaks out" about your identity. For new users, I don't recommend using it too soon. I recommend waiting a few days and just getting comfortable with the day-to-day running of the software and then using it later. With NL on, your internet connection will stop entirely, if you lose connection to the Air servers. This is great for preventing information from leaking & is a feature, not a bug. Why is this important? Well, I don't want to name & shame other providers, but one poster showed that his last provider leaked his real IP address during server changes. This shouldn't happen. But with NL on, this won't happen to you, because changing servers in Eddie will mean disconnecting from server A to go to server B. Thus the connection is stopped first & then resumed. No leaks. But if you want maximum security right away and aren't afraid of small technical issues, you can start using it right away. It can always be changed back.. How can I test that AirVPN is hiding my IP and DNS addresses correctly? Turning on Network Lock in the Eddie client will protect you from WebRTC leaks. You can use AirVPNs own service called ipleak.net. Make sure it's .net and NOT .com. Since ipleak.net is run by Air, it has now received its own sub-forum, where you can ask questions, give suggestions and receive information on any changes made to ipleak. Un-configured, browsers like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome will "leak" (show) your real IP address through a technology called "WebRTC". To stop WebRTC, scroll to the bottom of the ipleak page and read the very short and simple instructions on how to fix it. It's not overly technical, don't worry. If you torrent files, there's also a torrent on the same website, which you can download in order to test which IP other torrenters would see if you torrented a real file. It's recommended you use Free & Open Source Software(FOSS). With this client, you can make it bind itself to whichever network adapter is using the VPN, which is convenient, so that it only torrents when using a VPN. I can recommend setting ipleak.net as your browser start page, so that every time you start your browser, you'll quickly be able to see if everything is working as intended. Eddie can't connect or is very slow, what can I do? If none of the below solutions work, then it's time to ask the forums or Air support. In BOTH cases, please supply your logs, as detailed before. Otherwise no one can help you. First, please make sure your client is updated to the latest Stable or Beta release. You can see your version number in Eddie>Top Left Corner Menu>About. Head to download page if not. Please try different protocols, at Eddie>Menu>Preferences>Protocols>Uncheck "Automatic">Select a protocol, such as SSL or TCP 443> Save>re-connect to an Air server. Please try connecting to not just different servers, but different countries too. Proximity to your location does not automatically mean better connections; due to routing technicalities. If you're an online gamer, you may benefit from changing the buffer sizes, as mentioned by Staff. If you're a Linux, MacOS or Windows user and webpages aren't loading fully or there's less than optimum speed, you can try the so-called "mssfix". If it's simply a problem with connecting to airvpn.org, then please try the alternate entry: airvpn.info - note that sometimes Air comes under attack from within and so you get an error page. If Eddie, such as in its Logs, says there's problems with route checking, please refer here for a solution. Note: disabling Preferences>DNS>Check Air DNS can be tried at the same time too. If you enabled Network Lock and can't connect to the web without Eddie turned on, then please disable Network Lock or reset your firewall and/or DNS, as shown in the two posts here. If torrenting speeds are slow, then please remember to port-forward and configure your torrent client correctly. For detailed guides on this, please go to the Guides Section below. For some ISPs, such as Virgin Media, please check the Guides Section below, for specific tutorials on how to optimize speeds. In some cases, especially if you run Air directly on your router, it's possible that your computer hardware isn't new enough to handle the encryption quickly enough. For Windows users, updating or downgrading the TAP adapter may work. But this shouldn't be tried as the first thing, as it's often not necessary now. For Windows users, you can try downloading a program called TCPOptimizer. Which other steps can I take to increase my privacy and security? Using AirVPN with Tor is a strong answer, among many other good ones. Here's a further explanation of how AirVPN & Tor work, when together. There's also many other ways to handle privacy and security on multiple fronts. If you're looking for a technical challenge, you can install pfSense on a very powerful computer, to make it act like a router, so that all devices connected to your Wi-Fi will be covered by the VPN. Why not just use an expensive commercial router? Because even expensive ones struggle to handle the protocol known as "OpenVPN" efficiently enough to give excellent performance. You can change the software & hardware you use & support the organisations which try to make things better; such as the FSF/EFF. If you're a geek or networking enthusiast, you can also check out things such as the Turris Omnia router, which offers very powerful hardware & software.
     
     
    AirVPN Guides Section
    Make sure to check the date of the posts you read below. Hope you like it !
      Guides, How To's & Troubleshooting Amazon devices like the Fire Stick, Fire TV Cube and others can be used with Android Eddie without sideloading, according to Staff. Mini-guide by Staff on how to test if your connection is being shaped/throttled [How-To] Use AirVPN with Network Manager on Ubuntu/Mint [How-To] AirVPN via SSL/stunnel on Android 6/7/8 [How-To] fix Virgin Media Connection Drops/Bandwidth Issues Plex Server Guidance (Until someone makes an actual Plex guide) Paying with Bitcoin/Cryptocurrency Guidance. (Until someone makes an actual Cryptocurrency guide) Mini-guides On How To Improve Torrent Speeds Mini-guide On Torrenting With Tixati Client How To Autostart AirVPN As Root With No Password (Linux) Note: security risk & What Staff Says(OSX/MacOS) How To Setup The Eddie Client On Raspberry Pi 3 How To Port-Forward & Use A Torrent Client Guide To pfSense 2.3 For AirVPN Guide to pfSense 2.1 For AirVPN Firefox Extensions Guide Guide To Setting Up VPN For Torrenting On Windows Guide - What To Do When A Site Is Blocked AirVPN Forum Styleguide How To Improve Smartphone Security How To Block Non-VPN Traffic With Windows Firewall How To Connect To AirVPN With Your Fritz!box Router Using AirVPN Through Stunnel On Android Using AirVPN Over Tor Using AirVPN on iOS Check Your TAP Driver Version Explaining The Use Of AirVPN With Tor How To Configure A Synology Device For AirVPN AirVPN & iOS
     
    Other Noteworthy Resources
    Links Please be aware that AirVPN, unlike most, does NOT buy or otherwise use paid-for reviews. An alternative VPN client to Eddie, for Linux. Best VPNs 2016 & AirVPNs results Advanced Networking & Computing How To Break The Internet (Cory Doctorow) (Recommended Watch) Why the OpenVPN protocol that Air uses is good Guide to all things privacy Five Eyes Countries Schneier on Encryption CGP Grey explaining Encryption 10 Myths About VPNs (Ignore the self-advertising) (Recommended Read) The Eternal Value Of Privacy (Recommended Read) Credits
    Thank you to: AirVPN & Staff for their excellent service and explanations. inradius for his guide on how to use Air with Network Manager on Ubuntu/Mint Omninegro for his pertinent guide on extensions. The always crazily knowledgeable and helpful zhang888, whom I owe a lot to for all his work here. Thanks man. Omniferums excellent guide on securing Windows. pfSense_fans guide on how to use the excellent pfSense firewall software. The always very friendly and helpful giganerd! NaDre for his excellent torrenting guide. neolefort for his Synology guide. sheivoko's guide on using AirVPN through stunnel on Android bigbrosbitch for starting a guide on mobile security Zensen for his guide on how to autostart Eddie on Linux with Root sagarbehere for his nice guide on how to set up Eddie on a Raspberry Pi 3 rainmakerraw for his mini-guides on improving torrent speeds and how to torrent. lewisisonfire for his guide to fixing out Virgina Media-related issues and with nice pictures too. Khariz, giganerd and ~Daniel~ for their helpful posts.


    I hope the guide was of use! If you find any inaccuracies, feel free to tell me. I worked hours on this tiny guide, so I want it to be perfect haha.
    I hope your experience with AirVPN will be a good one! Mine certainly has been. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
    Thank you for reading :]

    P.S. I consider myself pretty savvy, but I remember being confused when I got here. So I can only imagine how it is for less savvy individuals.
    P.P.S. I know it lacks images, but images do evil things to my spoilers, lol.
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    LZ1 got a reaction from jean claud in Firefox extensions how-to guides.   ...
    Hello!
     
    The plugin Privacy Settings is quite a nice tool for quickly changing many of the about:config firefox settings really quickly!
     
    Just thought I'd share that, in case it hasn't been said.
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    LZ1 got a reaction from 333_half_evil in Changing VPN Servers   ...
    Hello!
     
    It's already very simple. To make it more simple would be insulting I think. Just open Eddie and double click a server of your choice:

    Eddie is the AirVPN software.
    Which I presume you've downloaded. Yes?
     
    I don't know if you mean change to a different VPN. But you must surely mean changing between AirVPN servers. Which can be done with a double-click. Clicking the "Connect to Recommended" button is also fine. But if you've got issues connecting to other servers, you're welcome to append some logs from the Eddie client, so that we can see if there's any problems which are preventing you from switching between servers. How to find your logs, share them and many other questions have already been answered in my new user guide. Which you can find my signature as well as in the How To forum.
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    LZ1 reacted to Staff in New 1 Gbit/s server available (AU)   ...
    We based our decision on the Australia Attorney General's Department answers to FAQ about Data Retention in Australia. In particular, please see the answers to the frequently asked questions 1.4, 1.5 and 1.7.
     
    Relevant answers:
     
    Depending on the type of service offered, service providers may not be required to retain all of the six categories.
     
    [...]
     
    For example, if a service provider offers a wholesale service only, it is only required to retain the categories of data in the data set that are relevant to the provision of that wholesale service.
     
    [...]
     
    The data retention obligations do not require internet access service providers to keep data pertaining to the destination of a communication for internet access services.
     
    Kind regards
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    LZ1 reacted to CultureVulture in New 1 Gbit/s server available (AU)   ...
    Did a double take - rubbed my eyes - looked again - did another double take - checked to see if I had really read "Australia" and not "Austria" - pinched myself to see if I was dreaming....
    But no- post does seem to say there is now a server in AUSTRALIA!!!!
    Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! :-D
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    LZ1 got a reaction from itsmefloraluca in New user feedback   ...
    Hello!
     
    Welcome to AirVPN!
     
    This should probably be in the review section.
     
    It's good to see your feedback . You're referring to the micro-routing feature and yes it's indeed lovely.
     
    As for pricing, you can take out another 1 year sub when November/December rolls around and the likely accompanying 25-35% sale. Air has ya covered
     
    There's grand designs for Eddie too.
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    LZ1 reacted to Keksjdjdke in ProtonMail Has A Tor Hidden Service now   ...
    Protonmail launched a Tor Hidden Service, any comments or questions?
    https://protonmail.com/blog/tor-encrypted-email/
     onion link
    https://protonirockerxow.onion
     
    Onion server Certificate should be verified before logging in.
    Sha256
    D6:D5:26:07:F9:5F:41:D3:92:AD:EE:59:CE:29:AB:E0:B3:E8:2F:30:EA:1E:6B:8F:9D:12:09:42:F0:35:BB:65
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    LZ1 reacted to DrKabuki in DNS breaks when using AirVPN on 5GHz network   ...
    Hello all,
     
    I have what appears to be a strange issue. I recently purchased a new AC router, which works great and delivers >90Mbps to my PC. I can use AirVPN just fine with the standard 2.4GHz band, but if I disconnect the VPN and switch to my 5GHz network, the VPN connects then shortly after ALL DNS requests will fail. I have tried everything I can possibly think of, even looking at old topics on this forum (there aren't many for this issue) but none have a solution. 
     
    Here is a list in no particular order of what I have tried so far:
    Reinstalling both Eddie and the TAP driver, using the latest stable version Manually forcing the DNS of my adapter to use 10.4.0.1, which works for about 1 minute then DNS dies again Completely uninstalling my network card drivers (I'm using the Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260) including registry entries, AppData, ect. and updating to the latest version Resetting my router (here's a link to the router I purchased) to the factory settings. I did this twice I can verify with ipconfig /all that all interfaces are using the correct 10.4.0.1 DNS address while the VPN is running Using the "Ensure DNS lock" and "Force all network interfaces for DNS" settings in Eddie Praying to the network gods A LOT of reboots I'm not sure what else to try. I'll attach a picture with the exact DNS error Chrome gives me, as well as a log from Eddie. Thanks in advance for any help.
     

     
    Here's the log:
     

    I 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - Session starting.
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - IPv6 disabled with packet filtering.
    I 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - Checking authorization ...
    ! 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - Connecting to Yildun (United States, Miami)
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > OpenVPN 2.4.0 x86_64-w64-mingw32 [sSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [PKCS11] [AEAD] built on Jan 29 2017
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > Windows version 6.2 (Windows 8 or greater) 64bit
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2k 26 Jan 2017, LZO 2.09
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > MANAGEMENT: TCP Socket listening on [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:3100
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > Outgoing Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > Incoming Control Channel Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]173.44.55.178:443
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > Socket Buffers: R=[65536->262144] S=[65536->262144]
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > UDP link local: (not bound)
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:45 - OpenVPN > UDP link remote: [AF_INET]173.44.55.178:443
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > TLS: Initial packet from [AF_INET]173.44.55.178:443, sid=d36feaf3 c3b9b133
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > VERIFY OK: depth=1, C=IT, ST=IT, L=Perugia, O=airvpn.org, CN=airvpn.org CA, emailAddress=info@airvpn.org
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > Validating certificate key usage
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > ++ Certificate has key usage 00a0, expects 00a0
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > VERIFY KU OK
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > Validating certificate extended key usage
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > ++ Certificate has EKU (str) TLS Web Server Authentication, expects TLS Web Server Authentication
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > VERIFY EKU OK
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > VERIFY OK: depth=0, C=IT, ST=IT, L=Perugia, O=airvpn.org, CN=server, emailAddress=info@airvpn.org
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > Control Channel: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 4096 bit RSA
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:46 - OpenVPN > [server] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]173.44.55.178:443
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > SENT CONTROL [server]: 'PUSH_REQUEST' (status=1)
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > PUSH: Received control message: 'PUSH_REPLY,redirect-gateway def1 bypass-dhcp,dhcp-option DNS 10.4.0.1,comp-lzo no,route-gateway 10.4.0.1,topology subnet,ping 10,ping-restart 60,ifconfig 10.4.36.23 255.255.0.0'
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > OPTIONS IMPORT: timers and/or timeouts modified
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > OPTIONS IMPORT: compression parms modified
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > OPTIONS IMPORT: --ifconfig/up options modified
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > OPTIONS IMPORT: route options modified
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > OPTIONS IMPORT: route-related options modified
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > OPTIONS IMPORT: --ip-win32 and/or --dhcp-option options modified
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Data Channel Encrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Data Channel Encrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Data Channel Decrypt: Cipher 'AES-256-CBC' initialized with 256 bit key
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Data Channel Decrypt: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > interactive service msg_channel=0
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > ROUTE_GATEWAY 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 I=16 HWADDR=44:85:00:ac:70:33
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > open_tun
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > TAP-WIN32 device [Ethernet 2] opened: \\.\Global\{387D5523-B267-4881-9D3C-5FF1E757B3BF}.tap
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > TAP-Windows Driver Version 9.21
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Set TAP-Windows TUN subnet mode network/local/netmask = 10.4.0.0/10.4.36.23/255.255.0.0 [sUCCEEDED]
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Notified TAP-Windows driver to set a DHCP IP/netmask of 10.4.36.23/255.255.0.0 on interface {387D5523-B267-4881-9D3C-5FF1E757B3BF} [DHCP-serv: 10.4.255.254, lease-time: 31536000]
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > Successful ARP Flush on interface [4] {387D5523-B267-4881-9D3C-5FF1E757B3BF}
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:47 - OpenVPN > do_ifconfig, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > TEST ROUTES: 1/1 succeeded len=0 ret=1 a=0 u/d=up
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > C:\Windows\system32\route.exe ADD 173.44.55.178 MASK 255.255.255.255 192.168.0.1
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > ROUTE: CreateIpForwardEntry succeeded with dwForwardMetric1=10 and dwForwardType=4
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > Route addition via IPAPI succeeded [adaptive]
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > C:\Windows\system32\route.exe ADD 0.0.0.0 MASK 128.0.0.0 10.4.0.1
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > ROUTE: CreateIpForwardEntry succeeded with dwForwardMetric1=20 and dwForwardType=4
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > Route addition via IPAPI succeeded [adaptive]
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > C:\Windows\system32\route.exe ADD 128.0.0.0 MASK 128.0.0.0 10.4.0.1
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > ROUTE: CreateIpForwardEntry succeeded with dwForwardMetric1=20 and dwForwardType=4
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > Route addition via IPAPI succeeded [adaptive]
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - Starting Management Interface
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - OpenVPN > Initialization Sequence Completed
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - DNS leak protection with packet filtering enabled.
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - DNS of a network adapter forced (Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260, from automatic (8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4) to 10.4.0.1)
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - DNS of a network adapter forced (TAP-Windows Adapter V9, from automatic (10.4.0.1) to 10.4.0.1)
    . 2017.02.06 17:25:52 - Flushing DNS
    I 2017.02.06 17:25:55 - Checking route
    I 2017.02.06 17:25:55 - Checking DNS
    ! 2017.02.06 17:26:07 - Connected.
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    LZ1 reacted to ~Daniel~ in Eddie 2.11.15 released   ...
    Not sure if this is the right place to file a "bug report", so hopefully this is okay.
     
    I don't think this issue issue started with Eddie 2.11.15, as I am sure I had noticed this issue with an earlier "experimental" 2.11 build; however, I wasn't confident I had a repeatable set of steps to reproduce the issue until now:

    Note: I think it's important to mention I am running Win10 and have all the Windows options enabled in Eddie's General=>Microsoft Windows Only settings area.Test 1 Launch Eddie... sys-tray icon loads, no visible signs of Eddie client (as expected with setting mentioned above) Right-Click the sys-tray icon and select Exit... sys-tray icon disappears (expected) Try launch Eddie again.... Eddie reports it is already running (not expected) Start task manager and manually terminate (end task) Eddie - Windows UI Return to Step 1 to see the cycle repeat (although sometimes it works) Test 2 Launch Eddie... sys-tray icon loads, no visible signs of Eddie client (as expected with setting mentioned above) Right-Click the sys-tray icon and select Show Main Window Select dropdown from client (looks alot like the sys-tray right-click context menu) and choose Exit Try launch Eddie again.... Eddie reports it is already running (not expected) Start task manager and manually terminate (end task) Eddie - Windows UI Return to Step 7 to see the cycle repeat (although sometimes it works) Test 3 Launch Eddie... sys-tray icon loads, no visible signs of Eddie client (as expected with setting mentioned above) Right-Click the sys-tray icon and select Show Main Window Click "X" to close client (ungraceful exit?) Try launch Eddie again.... Eddie reports it is already running (not expected) Start task manager and manually terminate (end task) Eddie - Windows UI Return to Step 14 to see the cycle repeat (although sometimes it works) What was expected?
    Eddie - Windows UI process to always close/exit when a choice to Exit is selected/made. (not sure if this can apply to the "ungraceful exit")
     
    What actually happened?
    Eddie - Windows UI process remains running the majority of times a choice to Exit is selected.
     
    Impact of what happened?
    Prevents re-launching client until process is terminated manually.
     
    Workaround?
    None that are reliable... the 3 tests mentioned show workarounds I tried but they only appeared to reproduce the error.
     
    I did try disabling two options (Start minimized and Minimize in tray icon) but the intermittent issue of not closing AirVPN.exe from the process list remained.
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    LZ1 reacted to ~Daniel~ in Newbie   ...
    Hopefully I can add some answers to your questions as well, for your viewing pleasure and education when you are ready to try AirVPN again.  What I would suggest is that you prepare ahead of time by asking questions here (to get comfortable) before starting your next trial.
     
    I also use Win10, and haven't had really any issues with Eddie (the AirVPN client).  That said, I have made a few config "optimizations", but I'm going to stay in scope to your questions for now... we can cross any other knowledge bridges as time goes by.
     
    My understanding is that PIA really didn't have much of a client, and relied on the system tray icon as their main interface.  They are fairly unique in that approach.  It's not to say that Eddie doesn't have a context menu on a tray icon option as well, but it will not be as verbose as PIA since the idea is that most of your choices will be made from within the client (what PIA lacks).
     
    So I would think your first experience with an in progress trial might look like this (setting up some defaults):
    install Eddie client you should find an airVPN icon on the desktop, click it to launch Eddie (AirVPN client) You will see an icon appear in the system tray, and a full Eddie client window should also open Supply your account and password to authenticate (Eddie will need to see you have an active subscription/account) optional... I chose to have Eddie remember (checkbox) my username and password to make things easier Unless you are specifically needing to use a VPN server in a specific country, you could at this point simply select Connect to a recommended server (available in the client, and on the right-click of the sys-tray icon) to enable a VPN connection At this point, you are able to do what you intended under a VPN connection optional... decide to configure Eddie so that it is always launched with windows Right click Eddie/AirVPN icon in systems tray and choose the Preferences option you should default to "General" options... and consider enabling the three options I highlighted purple
    Click Save when done When you are finished, you can click Disconnect (available in the client, and on the right-click of the sys-tray icon) optional... close Eddie... no reason to close it if you want to have it readily accessible... but if you do, return to Step #3 when ready to connect to a VPN again
     
    If you want to always have the VPN connection set to a specific "country", we can explore using the whitelists with you,  Connect to a recommended server will use you whitelist for every connection in the future if you chose to do that.
     
    So, assuming you chose to have Eddie launched with windows, and that you don't yet need a country restriction for you VPN connection, your second (and future) connections could get much simpler
    (I'm opting to provide an example using the contect menu as that should be most familiar to you coming from PIA, however most of these steps are easily translated to work in the client as well):Right click Eddie/AirVPN icon in systems tray and choose the Connect to a recommended server option Do what you intended under a VPN connection When you are finished, you can right-click the sys-tray icon again and select Disconnect
     
    Now let's say instead that you really would like to remain connected to the VPN 24/7.  This will keep Eddie launching with Win10, and Eddie will connect to a VPN automatically.  So long as you never click Disconnect, you should always remain connected, and have your connection re-established after a reboot:
    Right click Eddie/AirVPN icon in systems tray and choose the Preferences option you should default to "General" options... refer to my screen shot above and consider the two options I highlighted orange Enabling Connect at startup will ensure a VPN connection is established when Eddie is launched (either manually by you or automatically with a Windows restart) Network Lock is mentioned here just to point where it is (if you decide NL is important to you, this would be a good option to check along with the Connect at startup option) Note: I am not a fan of the Reconnect to last server at startup option.  I am sure folks have a use for it, but I would hate to be caught by a my selected server going down, where this setting could keep Eddie from picking another working server. click Save
     
    So there are a couple things we haven't explored (to be saved for another day):
    using whitelists if you want to force the Eddie client to always pick servers available in a specific country (if more, hopefully random works) whether or not using Network Lock is important to you
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    LZ1 got a reaction from itsmefloraluca in Need to sign off all other services before using VPN?   ...
    Hello!
     
    Welcome to AirVPN!
     
    In terms of keeping identities separate, then yes it can be quite self-defeating signing in to the VPN after having used those services with your regular connection, as it constitutes cross-contamination. But depending on what your actual goal is with the VPN, this isn't necessarily a big problem. The service will still help keep you safe in regards to torrenting for example - although I urge you to read up on VPNs and "anonymity", so as to not get the wrong idea.
     
    You could also always use different browsers, make new accounts and so forth, if you want to keep things separate. Coupled with a few good browser addons such as Ublock Origin, you can evade pretty substantial amounts of tracking. A VPN doesn't provide a 100% solution in terms of privacy, since many companies, especially giants like Google, have many more ways of tracking and identifying users, besides just matching IP addresses. So again, it depends what you want to do. If your goal is to become some kind of virtual ghost, then you'll need to do quite a few more things than just use a VPN .
     
    My guide contains various links to sources on privacy and security, as well as answers to many common AirVPN questions.
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    LZ1 got a reaction from Silence66 in Newbie   ...
    Once you pay (and thereby add more days to your account), you have a valid account. Once you have that, you will be able to use the software, once it's installed.
     
    If you download the software without having a valid account, then you just won't be able to use the software, as you won't be able to log into it, simply.
     
    We'll be here when you're back, no worries. Get well soon
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    LZ1 got a reaction from ~Daniel~ in ipleak.net - Update January 2017   ...
    Would you still think it's bloatware if it was just made optional? Much like the torrent test . To me it doesn't seem bloaty at all, if it's collapsed and voluntary. Maybe that's just me.
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    LZ1 reacted to Clodo in Eddie 2.11.15 released   ...
    Unbelievable.
     
    The uBlock list
    RUS: RU AdList (Дополнительная региональная подписка)
    https://easylist-downloads.adblockplus.org/advblock.txt
     
    blocks any website with TLD ".website" under https, for a bad rule
    ||s*.website^$third-party,script
     
    I am trying to register to support forum https://forums.lanik.us/index.php but his web site throws PHP errors. The only email I found is no-reply@lanik.us , not it is not read by anyone.
     
    I would be grateful if someone who is able to contact him can warn him about the problem, otherwise remove this bad-written list.
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    LZ1 got a reaction from Daishi in Very low torrenting speed   ...
    Hello!
     
    You could both check my new user guide and find guides to torrenting in it.
     
    OP your issue is related to the TAP driver, if memory serves. So download the Beta client please.
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    LZ1 reacted to Guest in persistent network lock   ...
    Let airvpn create the firewall rules(use that network lock method obviously), export the rules from windows firewall, disable network lock, import the rules to windows firewall and you are done. You have a permanent network lock(remember to disable network lock in airvpn).
     
    You can do something similar with Comodo Firewall but it takes way more effort and knowledge. 
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    LZ1 reacted to zhang888 in What's your e-mail provider?   ...
    The only British virgin I can find is probably the people behind this service, without any mention of Islands of any kind.
     
    ;; QUESTION SECTION:
    ;csetmail.com.            IN    MX

    ;; ANSWER SECTION:
    csetmail.com.        3600    IN    MX    20 mail2.csetmail.com.
    csetmail.com.        3600    IN    MX    5 mail.csetmail.com.
    csetmail.com.        3600    IN    MX    10 mail-alt.csetmail.com.

    ;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
    csetmail.com.        3600    IN    NS    ns06.domaincontrol.com.
    csetmail.com.        3600    IN    NS    ns05.domaincontrol.com.

    ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
    mail2.csetmail.com.    3600    IN    A    66.228.57.16
    mail.csetmail.com.    600    IN    A    66.228.57.16
    mail-alt.csetmail.com.    3600    IN    A    45.56.76.87
     
     
    Linode.com VPS in 2 US locations. They need to stop with those tricks.
     
    Special bonus points:
    "Once enabled, in the event an email recipient attempts to print your message, the content will be completely obscured preventing hard copies of the message being created"
    "The sender can control whether or not the recipient of the email can copy the content into a different email or document"
    "The sender of the email can control whether or not the recipient can forward the email to a 3rd party"
     
    We need to crowdfund them the "SMTP for dummies" book.
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    LZ1 reacted to Staff in Eddie 2.11.15 released   ...
    Hello!
     
    We're very glad to inform you that a new Eddie Air client version has been released:2.11.15
     
    Eddie 2.11 includes important bug fixes and many changes meeting users' requests and preferences.
     
    - Latest versions of OpenVPN (2.4) and stunnel (5.32), built with OpenSSL 1.0.2k
    - A new Network Lock method under Windows (Windows Firewall not used anymore)
    - A new IPv6 lock method under Windows
    - A new DNS lock method under Windows
    - Built with Mono 4 under GNU/Linux
    - New ports/protocols available
    - DPI-Aware UI under Windows. System fonts used both in Windows and GNU/Linux.
    - Very many bug fixes
    - And so many other internal changes and minor UI updates.
     
    2.11 version is compatible with several Linux distributions. For very important notes about environments, please read here: https://airvpn.org/forum/35-client-software-platforms-environments
     
    Please read the changelog: https://airvpn.org/services/changelog.php?software=client&format=html
     
    Upgrade is strongly recommended.
     
    Just like previous versions, Eddie implements direct Tor support for OpenVPN over Tor connections. Eddie makes OpenVPN over Tor easily available to Linux and OS X users: no needs for Virtual Machines, middle boxes or other special configurations. Windows users will find a more friendly approach as well. This mode is not handled anymore as a generic connection to a socks proxy, but it is specifically designed for Tor and therefore solves multiple issues, especially in Linux and OS X, including the "infinite routing loop" problem (see for example http://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/1232/me-tor-vpn-how/1235#1235 )
     
    As far as we know, Eddie is the first and currently the only OpenVPN wrapper that natively allows OpenVPN over Tor connections for multiple Operating Systems. https://airvpn.org/tor
     
    We recommend that you upgrade Eddie as soon as possible.
     
    Eddie 2.11 for GNU Linux can be downloaded here: https://airvpn.org/linux
    Eddie 2.11 for Windows can be downloaded here: https://airvpn.org/windows
    Eddie 2.11 for OS X Mavericks, Yosemite, El Capitan and macOS Sierra can be downloaded here: https://airvpn.org/macosx
     
    PLEASE NOTE: Eddie 2.11 package includes an OpenVPN version re-compiled by us from OpenVPN 2.4 source code with OpenSSL 1.0.2k for security reasons and to fix this bug: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/ticket/328
     
    Eddie overview is available here: https://airvpn.org/software
    Eddie includes a Network Lock feature: https://airvpn.org/faq/software_lock
    Eddie 2.11.x is free and open source software released under GPLv3. GitHub repository https://github.com/AirVPN/airvpn-client
     
     
    Kind regards & datalove
    AirVPN Staff
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    LZ1 got a reaction from ~Daniel~ in quick questions from a new user about to start a 3-day trial   ...
    Good, I hope you enjoy. Come November/December there will likely be a 25-35% sale and then you can keep the ball rolling!
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    LZ1 reacted to mrneilypops in New user feedback   ...
    Hi All,
     
    I am pleased to be a new member of AirVPN.
    I started with the 3 day trial and have just taken out a 1 year sub...
     
    Installed Eddie on WIndows 10, Ubuntu 16.04, Debian 9 (stretch RC1) and Manjaro 17beta1(AUR airvpn-beta-bin)
     
    I currently have a fibre connection 200MB/1000MB and I get very close to those speeds with AirVPN - AMAZING! 
     
    What also 'freaks me out' is your clever 'reverse routing THINGY'...BBC iPlayer for example and watching this from a NL server = WOW 
     
    Please keep on developing Eddie...I understand the interface will be improved in v3... I would have taken a 2 year sub if on offer at an attractive price  ​  
    Keep up the great work team! 
     
     
     
     
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    LZ1 reacted to ~Daniel~ in connection my torrent client to AirVPN, question on airvpn client   ...
    Thank You for posting about using Tixati with AirVPN.  I've been toying with a few bt clients (for Windows), and Tixati is a clear winner for me.  An amazing number of options, and all the other clients I tries would only allow me to select an IP address for binding... next to useless!
     
    I was able to get Tixati to bind to TAP in the Connections settings exactly as Khariz pointed out, but here is a screenie in case you are a visual person:

     
    I also use Network Lock in Eddie, so I am sure good things are happening there for me as well.
     
    I've never launched the openVPN GUI (actually, I think I only have the driver installed), so can't confirm anything there for you, but I can confirm that my IPLeaks.net page is my AirVPN address.
     
    Hopefully some of this helps you.
     
     
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    LZ1 reacted to jean claud in Hello AirVPN, Goodbye NordVPN :D   ...
    I'm in the same situation than Catman , in march 2016 I suscribed for one year at NordVPN , remains 2 months but I don't use it anymore since I'm with AirVpn.
    Eddie under linux is a great software very useful ,  connections are fast,  solid and very clean (no proxies or black list as with NordVPN ) . AirVPN did a great job, very professionnal , impossible now for me to go back to NordVpn
     
    Anyway I've a Few remarks :
    Aivpn is based in Italy ( not the best country for internet freedom)
    There is not a lot of country locations and most of them apart to Nato and the fourteen eyes countries ,
    Happily there is some switzeland servers with Private Inc Layer who is an isp based both in switzeland and Panama (Other swiss servers have a UK isp ) . I'm using Austrian servers too
     
    Adding some servers in Iceland and Estonia and AirVpn would be perfect !!!
     
    Despite these minor remarks AirVpn is definitively the best VPN i've ever used , I've subsribed for 3 months and I definitively won't go back , thank you for the great Job to all of the team
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