Torrenting Disconnections

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n8chavez

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Post by n8chavez » Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:05 am
For whatever reason it seems that viscosity kills my AirVPN connection when I torrent sometimes; my data transfers torrent or otherwise slow to under 1bs and then cease. A lot of people that have this issue say that it is because of the TAP adapter, and that I should downgrade (see here) Is that what could be going on with me. I'm not sure. I have the most recent version of Viscosity with the recommended Windows 10 tap. It's not a server issue because I can re-connect right away every time. Perhaps it's UDP flooding?

Any thoughts on what I could do to resolve this?

Eric

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Post by Eric » Thu Jun 16, 2016 9:45 am
Hi n8chavez,

If you are on Windows 10, downgrading the TAP driver will not help, this is something that only helps on Windows 7 or below.

Does your connection actually drop? Have you had a look a the log to see if anything appears there? We also recommend contacting your VPN Providers support as your client configuration may not match with the server you are connecting too.

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Eric
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Post by n8chavez » Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:00 am
It doesn't actually disconnect; it just slows way down gradually to 1b/s. But the connection remains active. Also, I just regenerated my ovpn files today to be sure they are the latest. But this happens from time to time regardless of server. I don't have a log, yet. I'll create one when this happens again.

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Post by Eric » Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:06 am
Hi n8chavez,

What is your CPU usage like when the slow down occurs? Are you using a different cipher to default?

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Post by n8chavez » Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:19 am
My CPU usage is always low, because I torrent when I plan to be away from the system with no active apps using the CPU. I haven't changed the cipher either.

Do you think 1.6.5 b1 will help?

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Post by Eric » Fri Jun 17, 2016 11:31 am
Hi n8chavez,

1.6.5b1 only contains a minor bug fix and will make no difference to this situation.

Have you contacted your VPN Provider about this? They may have a session limit on their connections or some form of flood control on the server.

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Eric
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