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Nathan (hide.me Support)
Oct 24, 20:03 UTC
Hello Alan,
I'm glad to hear it is working now on both Vista computers and OpenVPN issues is a bit strange but I'm glad to hear the issue with OpenVPN on your Windows XP machine also sorted itself without additional intervention,
I will also prepare some configuration files for your computers with TCP mode in the settings as some service providers throttle UDP based protocols and TCP based protocol might work better for you.
Try this configuration file from (here) and download this one from (here).
Just make sure you don't start VPN connection on your XP computer with both SoftEther while OpenVPN connection was already active.
Some configuration files (openvpn-berlin and openvpn-berlin-21) won't work on older OpenVPN client versions since the configuration files have tls crypt which is not supported on OpenVPN 2.3 versions. You can download configuration files for Windows XP and Vista from your Members area as it still provides older versions.
Openvpn-berlin and openvpn-berlin-21 configuration files you can use with OpenVPN 2.4. on Windows 7, 8 and Windows 10.
It's nice to hear that OpenVPN consistently is now working on Vista.
Sorry to hear about issues with downloading SoftEther and on one of your computers you can also try using this link to check if there are any issues with downloading - http://www.softether-download.com/fi..._x64-intel.exe
The version you've successfully downloaded and installed is the build from 2016 and as you noticed it does make sense to try out older version as compatibility issues are resolved - https://www.softether-download.com/f..._x64-intel.exe
And you can try this build on Windows XP machine as well.
Since you mentioned Windows updates bring more problems than fixes, recently what happened is just that - check this article for example: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...work-adapters/
Thanks for the feedback,I'm glad to hear it's working better now and I hope SoftEther will also improve. If you need any further assistance, don't hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
Nathan
Customer Relations Manager
eVenture Limited
Doc.AElstein@t-online.de
Oct 26, 16:57 UTC
Hello Nathan
Thanks for the extra stuff and info
Here is some general feedback, and also I have now tried out the things
you suggested in an earlier Email regarding trying some cmd stuff on my
main remaining SoftEther/ XP issue.
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I have tried the two "tcp" config files from your last EMail,
Firstly I tried on one of my Vista machines, ( Acer Arpire lap top 4810TZG) https://imgur.com/f8ni8KI
( That is using OpenVPN 2 3 18-I001 , TAP-Windows 9 9 2
https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/...-I001-i686.exe )
Both were successful connections, (and the internet works with the connections): https://imgur.com/Y6eI6Ar ,
https://imgur.com/sQ1FoCS
( During the Netherlands tcp connection I was asked for a Username and Password. The berlin tcp connection did not ask for a Username and Password ).
Just out of interest here are some more results:
Another Vista.. (Acer Aspire Lap top 7535G )
OpenVPN 2 3 18-I001 TAP-Windows 9 9 2
https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/...-I001-i686.exe
Berlin.ovpn ___ OK
Berlin-tcp.ovpn __ OK
openvpn-berlin.ovpn ___ FAIL
openvpn-berlin-21.ovpn ___ FAIL
Netherlands-ip-tcp.ovpn ___ OK
XP ( LG X120 )
OpenVPN 2 3 18 I001 TAP-Windows 9 9 2
https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/...-I001-i686.exe
Berlin.ovpn ___ OK
Berlin-tcp.ovpn __ OK
openvpn-berlin.ovpn ___ FAIL
openvpn-berlin-21.ovpn ___ FAIL
Netherlands-ip-tcp.ovpn ___ OK
Windows7
Open VPN 2 4 7 I607 Win 7 TAP-Windows 9 23 3
https://swupdate.openvpn.org/communi...-I607-Win7.exe
Berlin.ovpn ___ OK
Berlin-tcp.ovpn __ OK
openvpn-berlin.ovpn ___ OK
openvpn-berlin-21.ovpn ___ OK
Netherlands-ip-tcp.ovpn ___ OK
Windows8.1
OpenVPN 2 4 7-I607-Win10 TAP-Windows 9 23 3
https://swupdate.openvpn.org/communi...I607-Win10.exe
Berlin.ovpn ___ OK
Berlin-tcp.ovpn __ OK
openvpn-berlin.ovpn ___ OK
openvpn-berlin-21.ovpn ___ OK
Netherlands-ip-tcp.ovpn ___ OK
Note: I have just de installed the above win 10 version, since it was originally installed by me in error as I had mistakenly thought that my new computer was Windows10. I have now installed the one recommended for
Windows 8, so I repeated the experiments:
Windows8.1
Open VPN 2 4 7 I607 Win 7 TAP-Windows 9 23 3
https://swupdate.openvpn.org/communi...-I607-Win7.exe
Berlin.ovpn ___ OK
Berlin-tcp.ovpn __ OK
openvpn-berlin.ovpn ___ OK
openvpn-berlin-21.ovpn ___ OK
Netherlands-ip-tcp.ovpn ___ OK
( In all cases , in the connection to Netherlands-ip-tcp.ovpn , a Username and Password is asked for.
In the successful connection for openvpn-berlin.ovpn and openvpn-berlin-21.ovpn a Username and Password is asked for. ( https://imgur.com/hoW7853 )
In all cases , in the connection to Berlin.ovpn and Berlin-tcp.ovpn , a Username and Password is Not asked for )
My results are consistent with your comments about OpenVPN client versions and configuration files.
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I have download and made a back up of all the current Windows OpenVPN
config files from the hide.me Members area.
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I have a Question: How will the new config files that you are developing
effect my use of SoftEther on my older systems?
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Regarding the two SoftEther downloads that you mentioned in your last
EMail. I have tried them on my Vista computers. All download OK. The
results from attempting to run them are as follows:
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https://www.softether-download.com/f..._x64-intel.exe
The above downloaded file runs OK on all my Vista Computers.
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http://www.softether-download.com/fi..._x64-intel.exe
The above downloaded file will only run on one of my Vista computers. On two of my Vista Computers, it will not run. ( one of those two computers is the computer which would also not run the latest SoftEther Client exe file)
( I broke off the instillations shortly after they started running, as I was not sure what they are supposed to do.
( Currently I have a working SoftEther version on all my Vista computers. Most have the SoftEther VPN Client Build 9696. The one that I had to use an older exe file to install has SoftEther VPN Client Build 9634
.
I may experiment further with different versions , as well as possibly I may also do some experimenting with updates: installing and/ or deleting updates. This I would find interesting to do, as I have solved a lot of problems in the past on the Help Forums that I sometimes participate in by tracking down updates that break things, but it is quite a lot of work, and as I have now OpenVPN consistently now working on Vista, I will leave further Vista work as a project to do later when I have more free time. )
)
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XP Issure…
So, back to the XP / SoftEther remaining issue.
( [size=2] This is the issue whereby it appears that a connection will give a working internet only once at approximately a couple of day intervals. Attempts more often than that at a dis connection / connection, appear to be successful, but the internet will not work
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