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Hello! DNS leaks are client side, they have nothing to do with specific servers, obviously. The method you mention to conclude that your system suffers DNS leaks is not reliable. Please make sure that your browser DNS bypass is disabled and then browse https://ipleak.net to get a more significant set of data to determine whether you have leaks or not. Kind regards

Hello! We're very glad to inform you that we have just released Hummingbird 1.1.0, featuring: both SystemV-style init and systemd support for Linux update to the latest OpenVPN3-AirVPN and asio libraries Hummingbird is AirVPN's free and open source OpenVPN 3 client based on AirVPN's OpenVPN 3 library fork. Hummingbird is available for: Linux x86-64 (reasonably recent distribution on par with Debian 9 libraries and kernel is required) Linux ARM 32 (example: Raspbian for Raspberry Pi) Linux ARM 64 (example: Ubuntu 19 and 20 for Raspberry Pi) macOS (Mojave or higher version required - please read important notes for Mac users at the end of the announcement) Main features: Lightweight and stand alone binary No heavy framework required, no GUI Tiny RAM footprint Lightning fast Based on OpenVPN 3 library fork by AirVPN with tons of critical bug fixes from the main branch, new ciphers support and never seen before features ChaCha20-Poly1305 cipher support on both Control and Data Channel providing great performance boost on ARM, Raspberry PI and any Linux-based platform not supporting AES-NI. Note: ChaCha20 support for Android had been already implemented in our free and open source Eddie Android edition robust leaks prevention through Network Lock based either on iptables, nftables or pf through automatic detection proper handling of DNS push by VPN servers, working with resolv.conf as well as any operational mode of systemd-resolved additional features For a thorough Hummingbird overview please consult https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/ Hummingbird 1.1.0 adds support to Linux systems based on SystemV-style init https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init#SYSV too, while the previous versions supported Linux systemd based systems only. Therefore, we gladly achieve compatibility with 35 additional Linux distributions: https://distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=All&basedon=All&notbasedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&package=All&rolling=All&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=SysV&status=Active#simple We think it's important to support Init Freedom: https://devuan.org/os/init-freedom because systemd is POSIX incompatible and because, as the UNIX Veteran Admin collective noticed in 2014 when they announced a Debian fork: This situation prospects a lock in systemd dependencies which is de-facto threatening freedom of development and has serious consequences for Debian, its upstream and its downstream. You can download Hummingbird for Linux (all flavors) and macOS respectively here: https://airvpn.org/linux and here: http://airvpn.org/macos Important notes for macOS users From now on we provide both a signed, code-hardened, notarized version and a non-notarized version of Hummingbird for macOS. The notarized version is available essentially for those users who prefer it, but it is not recommended. The notarized version will run without blocks by Apple's Gatekeeper, but will let Apple correlate your real IP address, Apple ID and other data potentially disclosing your identity to the fact that you run, and when you did it for the first time, an application by AirVPN. If that's not acceptable for you, just download the tarball package .tar.gz (it is NOT notarized and NOT signed with our Apple developer ID on purpose) and include it in the exceptions to run non-notarized programs. In the future this could not be allowed anymore, but at the moment it is. For a more thorough explanations on important privacy issues caused by Apple and notarization please see for example here https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/notarization-privacy.html and here https://lapcatsoftware.com/articles/catalina-executables.html Kind regards & datalove AirVPN Staff

Version 2.19.3 (Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:36:31 +0000) [bugfix] Windows NSIS, vc_redist.exe, from '/q' to '/install /passive /norestart'. [bugfix] Windows, System Report rare hang if IPv6 not available [bugfix] macOS, CLI edition error at boot in Portable Mono [bugfix] macOS, Notarization of packages [bugfix] macOS; "Unable to obtain elevated privileges (required): Object reference not set to an instance of an object" [bugfix] Linux, modprobe issue with zstd [new] Linux, new aarch64 build (for Raspberry OS 64 bit beta) [new] macOS, CLI portable without Mono [change] Bundled with latest OpenVPN, Hummingbird, stunnel [change] Minor UI fixes, font size in some linux distro, path normalization etc. Other feedback is under investigation, please have patience. Thx. Arch Linux package will be available as soon as possible. Direct APT repository for new aarch64 doesn't work yet, issue will be fixed as soon as possible.

@deltaman8 Hello! It's not an Eddie's problem for sure, as Eddie has nothing to do with remote inbound port forwarding. According to your description, especially here: it might be a problem on our side. Could you please open a ticket to start a more thorough investigation by the technical support persons? Kind regards

Hello! Thank you for your choice. In Eddie Android edition, you have connection settings for the quick, automatic connection option and then you can have specific connection settings for specific servers. Eddie can also rotate connection modes automatically when a connection mode fails to connect (it will try different transport protocols, different destination ports and different servers progressively). Maybe you have configured TCP for one thing and you use the other, so you end up always with UDP. There is only one exception to all of the above: the protocol for OpenVPN Data Channel, which will be always the same both for quick and servers connections (deliberate design reason, because not all of our servers support CHACHA20-POLY1305 on the Data Channel). Also remember that if you use an external profile, Eddie will respect the settings of the profile: it will override "Quick connect" and "Servers" settings (very useful for different providers and other aims). To set specific servers settings, including protocol, tap the gear icon in the AIRVPN SERVER view. To set your own default settings for the quick mode, use Settings > AirVPN and remember to set Quick connection mode to Use default options only and not Automatic. Kind regards

Hello! When you enter suspension state systemd sends SIGHUP to processes.Hummingbird reacts with "restart connection" when it receives SIGHUP. Core dump is unexpected and under investigation. @eburom The systemd unit is formally correct. Kind regards

@Pompelmo The reason is based on how OpenVPN works. You can't have two connections with identical certificate to the same daemon,: each subsequent connection will break the previous one. Anyway, if you don't need remote inbound port forwarding, you can connect multiple devices to the same VPN server by using a different certificate and key pair on each device, as explained in our guide here: https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/26209-how-to-manage-client-certificatekey-pairs/ Kind regards

Hello! It's very important to point out that Hummingbird is a process running in the userspace of a superuser. It is not designed to be a service. A real daemon is being developed and you will hear news soon. That said, we need additional information, and specifically: - what dependencies have been declared and their level - when Hummingbird is started (in particular before or after the network layer) - how and when systemd unit launches the service (we guess it's defined as a service and not as a target) About the core dump, please feel free to send us a bt (in a ticket or attached to an e-mail to support@airvpn.org ). Did you notice any change after some Arch update? Kind regards

@lindaburger Hello! We apologize for any inconvenience, it was a temporary problem on our side. Can you please try again now? [EDIT] IMPORTANT You might still have a JavaScript script causing the problem cached in the browser: make sure to delete or refresh (usually hit F5 on the web site page) your browser's cache if you still don't see "Download" button. Kind regards

@Maggie144+ Hello and thank you! Yes, of course: from Eddie's main window select "Preferences" > "Advanced" tick "Use Hummingbird if available" click "Save" copy Hummingbird binary file in a directory included in the commands path (you will need root privileges to do so) Re-start Eddie to apply the changes and use Hummingbird via Eddie. Kind regards

@eburom Hello! Yes, exactly. Kind regards

Hello! We're very glad to inform you that we have just released Hummingbird 1.1.0 beta 1, featuring: SystemV-style init support for Linux update to the latest OpenVPN3-AirVPN and asio libraries Hummingbird is AirVPN's free and open source OpenVPN 3 client based on AirVPN's OpenVPN 3 library fork. Hummingbird is available for: Linux x86-64 Linux ARM 32 (example: Raspbian for Raspberry Pi) Linux ARM 64 macOS (Mojave or higher version required) For a thorough Hummingbird overview please consult https://airvpn.org/hummingbird/readme/ Hummingbird 1.1.0 adds support to Linux systems based on SystemV-style init https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Init#SYSV, while the previous versions supported Linux systemd based systems only. Therefore, we gladly achieve compatibility with 35 additional Linux distributions: https://distrowatch.com/search.php?ostype=All&category=All&origin=All&basedon=All&notbasedon=None&desktop=All&architecture=All&package=All&rolling=All&isosize=All&netinstall=All&language=All&defaultinit=SysV&status=Active#simple We think it's important to support Init Freedom: https://devuan.org/os/init-freedom because systemd is POSIX incompatible and because, as the UNIX Veteran Admin collective noticed in 2014 when they announced a Debian fork: This situation prospects a lock in systemd dependencies which is de-facto threatening freedom of development and has serious consequences for Debian, its upstream and its downstream. Download URLs follow. Linux x86-64: https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-x86_64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-x86_64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512 Linux armv7l (ARM 32 bit): https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-armv7l-1.0.3.tar.gz.sha512 https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-armv7l-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz Linux aarch64 (ARM 64 bit): https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-aarch64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-linux-aarch64-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512 macOS (please note: beta version is not notarized): https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-macos-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/hummingbird/-/blob/master/binary/hummingbird-macos-1.1.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512 Kind regards & datalove AirVPN Staff

@hawkflights Hello! Excellent. Can you please report IPv6 problems you still experience, at your convenience? Kind regards

@mith_y2k Hello! On top of what @eburom correctly pointed out, please take care to add option --ncp-disable, otherwise the server will enforce its chosen cipher through ncp, i.e. AES-256-GCM. In the USA, we support CHACHA20-POLY1305 in a Dallas server, Chamaeleon, so you will need to generate a specific configuration for that server. In the web site servers monitor https://airvpn.org/status you can find (in yellow) all the servers running OpenVPN 2.5 and supporting CHACHA20-POLY1305 on the Data Channel. Kind regards

Hello! We updated right now the footer and specs page with the new address. There are some points where our CMS still redirects to SSL version, we are working to fix all of them, please be patient. Kind regards