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Nathan (hide.me Support)
Nov 25, 11:28 UTC

Hello Alan,

Thanks for the information and regarding SoftEther standalone client, always download the official version from their website: http://www.softether-download.com/en.aspx

You can check and scan the files using Virustotal website and a you can see on the link - https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/...f893/detection - the Google antivirus VirusTotal https://www.virustotal.com/ does not recognize it as a threat.

The Google antivirus VirusTotal - https://support.virustotal.com/hc/en...9-How-it-works does not recognize it as a threat. VirusTotal is a website that provides free checking of files for viruses. It uses over 70 different antivirus products and scan engines to check for viruses that the user's own antivirus solution may have missed, or to verify against any false positives.

I haven't encountered any of these issues, this might be a false alarm but you can remove it and install the one from the official website.

Regarding previous connection issues with SoftEther, also restart the SoftEther service from the Windows services list. Press and hold the WinKey and R button on your keyboard and that will launch the Run window. Next type in services.msc and click on OK and restart the SoftEther service.

When you will have time in the SoftEther VPN setup also try using this IP address 194.36.108.21 instead of the host name for Berlin in the SoftEther setup.

But if you are still having issues after disconnecting type ipconfig /release in command prompt and connect again.

And in case this doesn't help, disable and re-enable SoftEther VPN adapter as you have done on previous occasions. If you will need any further assistance just let me know.

Sincerely,
Nathan

Customer Relations Manager
eVenture Limited

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Doc.AElstein@t-online.de
Nov 23, 13:21 UTC

This is a follow-up to your previous request #9352757 "AW: [hide.me Support] Re: A..."

Hi Nathan,
I am replying to your Email Nov 6, 00:13 UTC, - I am a bit late as I was
very busy mostly away from computer things…..
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<……………How many devices (computers/phones) do you have active on your
network? Could be an issue with the router and DHCP and the older version
of Windows……………….>.
Regarding your question about how many devices (computers/phones) I have
active on our network…
Mostly I only have a few computers. Those actively using the internet
varies at any one time from 0 to approximately 7. ( They are not always in
use, but its been my experience that things of the electronic / computer
nature , go more often wrong on restarting, so in my family we just leave
are computers all switched on most of the time. ( Most of my older
computers I have modified physically such that they have a much more
powerful cooling system, which seems to increase there life expectancy,(
and sometimes their performance ) , considerably ) )
Currently we only have one smart phone in the family which automatically
connects to our Router when it is in the house.. That Smart phone is not
used much at home.
An old fixed cable telephone and an old answer machine is also connected
permanently to the Router, but they are hardly ever used.
( Most people in my family have a fairly basic/ older type mobile phone
which as far as I am aware has no interaction what so ever with the
Router).

My Router is a German Telecom ( Deutscher Telekom) "Speedport W405V TypA".
I have a flat rate for internet use.
Previously, I have sometimes been downloading large files on a couple of
computers which took a long time whilst other computers were surfing the
internet. I never noticed any issues. My guess is that I under use the
potential which I have with my router. My house is quite large, and the
local Telekom office that supplied my Router told me that I should be able
to use many computers simultaneously without noticing any performance
issues.
A far as I know there is no limit to the number of devices that I can
connect to my router. I have an extra splitter on my router which in total
I think gives me 7 fixed cable LAN RJ45 connection possibilities. In
addition, the router has a WLAN function constantly switched on. Most
computers seem to work the same with either the WLAN activated or via a
fixed LAN RJ-45 cable connection
Here is my typical set up at home: https://imgur.com/330yiMb

( I have an independent USB internet "Dongle". I rarely use this anymore .
It is mainly now my "reserve" internet connection in case of power
failures, or for a Router failure , etc. I used to use it when
travelling, but in the meantime, WLAN is available almost everywhere now in
Germany).


I do not really understand what DHCP is.
But sometime when I was experimenting with the various VPN issues, I
disconnected all other internet connections except the computer I was
experimenting with. Then I repeated various experiments. I never noticed
any differences.

So my guess is that my main issues were not related to other devices
connected to my Router.

I have sometimes experienced effects / other minor short term issues
which might be related to different computers connected simultaneously to
my Router when doing VPN stuff. However these issues were less of a
problem: Restarting computers and/or restarting the Router usually solved
such short term issues.

My Router is quite old, ( approximately 7 years old). My internet
connection to my house comes through very old, ( > 40 years old ) copper
telephone cables.

Shortly I will be travelling away from home for a couple of weeks. I know
that at one location they keep their internet always updated to the very
best and newest stand. I will take an XP computer with me, and if I have
time, I will re try some of my experiments, especially the SoftEther/XP
ones.

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The SoftEther/XP issue is the only one I don't have a consistent good
solution to currently.
I can mostly get a working connection now after a bit of fiddling around
with the fixes which we have discussed. But the various workarounds we have
discussed are sometimes a bit varied in what they do and in their success
at getting a working VPN internet connection.
I am not confident that I fully understand the problem there yet.
I would like to investigate it a bit more.
I will not have time for some time to look again in detail at this. When I
do, I might try to automate some of those Command things that you helped me
with, ( the various ipconfig stuff, etc. ). I have a feeling that the
workarounds were sometimes more successful if I managed to type the
different commands very quickly after each other.
So automating the commands might help, or at least automating parts of the
experiments might help give more consistent results.

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<……….. we can't recommend the use of XP and I would recommend to use at
least Windows 7 since you already have it set up. If I remember correctly
Windows 7 VPN setup was working quite nicely……………..>
Regarding your comments about Win7 and security issues with older operating
systems……
My work background is not in computing, but is in research and design at a
fairly "state of the art" level . My instinct is to keep up to date with
newest versions, for example keeping software up to date and at the latest
stand.
My own experience with Microsoft, however, is that over approximately the
last 10 years, their development in the software that I have been using has
introduced problems and bugs which outweigh any security advantages.

My most reliable solution is often earlier versions of software, and in
addition the ability to reinstall operating systems and all software easily
and routinely. This ability to re install easily and quickly seems to get
more difficult with both newer software, in particular newer operating
systems on newer computers.
This "Wiping a computer clean" regularly via full reinstalling of all
software is an option I am trying to get more confident in, since I
personally see this as a very good option to combat possible security
problems that might arise.

I see the use of
_ VPN to "hide me"
and
_ the ability to "wipe a computer clean" easily
for my personal computer usage at home a good option.

I appreciate that in a working environment, one is forced often by external
factors to keep more up to date.


At home I use Microsoft Excel and Excel VBA and VBA a lot. I have become
quite confident at it.
Almost all the new features in Microsoft Office introduced in the last 10
years , as well as an infinite amount of unused features and
possibilities, are all possible to achieve via the VBA that has been freely
included as standard in all the Excel versions since over the last 20
years.
Over the last 10 years, many serious Bugs have been introduced by newer
Excel versions and associated updates. Microsoft often are even unwilling
or unable to fix many of these issues. ( I seriously wonder if Microsoft
are deliberately trying to kill off some things!!! )

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<…………... If I remember correctly Windows 7 VPN setup was working quite
nicely…………>
Regarding your comments about Windows 7 and my VPN set up.
You are correct: You helped me solve all issues there and it was working
quite nicely.
But I have not yet had time to try fully out this option, as it has taken
me some time to look at all the Vista / XP / SoftEther / OpenVPN issues. (
And I think I still need to do a bit more work when I have time to fully
master the XP / SoftEther issue ).
However I do intend looking fully at this at a later date……
I have one device spare, so I may name that something like
"TheDocIsHere@hidemeclient", and then occasionally experiment with that in
the meantime.
For the time being , I will stay with SoftEther and OpenVPN, mostly just
because so far I have the most experience with those, and also because I
would like to look a bit further at the XP/SoftEther issue

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"Trogen issue SoftEther" on a Windows 7 computer

I am not too concerned about the following issue, but I just thought I
would mention it in passing…..
_.... A recent scan with Microsoft Security Issues revealed potential
problem on one of my Windows 7 machines. https://imgur.com/wer1RmE


If I understand correctly, it is warning me about something in my SoftEther
installed software.

I did a quick google search, and found articles like

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi...erpoapt.certms

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi...Id=-2147241414

https://www.vpnusers.com/viewtopic.php?t=41194


I get the impression that this may be a false alarm?
I may delete those Trogan things and see what happens…
Do you have any info on these things?


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Finally, not important, and just out if passing interest…
I personally need to make very detailed notes of anything I do on a
computer, since I have long periods away from the computer and tend to
forget things easily.
For most people these notes are much too long and boring, ( I don't enjoy
reading them myself half the time, LOL ! … )
Strangely, over the years, a small minority of people have found these
notes even more useful than myself, and they encourage me to share them.
So I sometimes post them in the various help forums in which I participate.
But initially, usually I do a sort of "beta" version in a "Scratchpad" Test
Forum which where only a few people I know ever go near (
http://www.excelfox.com/forum/forumd...p/17-Test-Area
)
I leave them there for a few months, then re look at them with a clear mind
at a later date, and possibly then modify them before posting in other
regular Forums, in Tips/Tutorial Sub forums such as these :
http://www.excelfox.com/forum/forumd...s-and-Formulas

http://www.excelfox.com/forum/forumd...ips-and-Tricks


I have started some notes on my recent VPN work
OpenVPN :
http://www.excelfox.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post11652

SoftEther :
http://www.excelfox.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post11605

General notes on VPN :
http://www.excelfox.com/forum/showth...ll=1#post11598


You are welcome to make any comments on those or suggestions of anything to
add.
But I expect it will be some time before I get around to posting them in a
regular Forum.
I might in the meant time add a section on the Windows 7 and higher
solutions , such as your App

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So mostly all that above was just some feedback for you out of passing
interest.
I probably will take a break from experimenting a lot with the VPN stuff
for a while.
I will be using VPN often, and sometime I will make a log/ notes and or do
the occasional experiment.

Later I will look again in a bit more detail in the solutions for Windows 7
and higher.
I will try to refine the SoftEther/XP fix/workaround as well, possibly
using VBA automation. I do not know if that is possible yet.

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Alan