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cervo78

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Post by cervo78 » Wed May 22, 2019 5:33 pm
Hi There,
I am using viscosity vpn client but since some time the vpn connection is not stable.
Here the log (in german)
Basically everytime the vpn is disconneting and the connecting back autonatically i always see the below loogs (of course with different timestamp).
I am trying to use differnet wifi access, i also tried a cabled network and restart of the laptop but nothing helped.
Any hint?

May 22 8:34:16 AM: Status auf Verbinde geändert
May 22 8:34:16 AM: Viscosity Windows 1.7.14 (1595)
May 22 8:34:17 AM: Betriebsystem ist Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
May 22 8:34:17 AM: Betriebsystem ist .NET Framework Version 4.7.03190.461814
May 22 8:34:17 AM: Aktivieren des Netzwerkadapters...
May 22 8:34:18 AM: OpenVPN 2.4.6 Windows-MSVC [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [AEAD] built on Jan 21 2019
May 22 8:34:18 AM: library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2q 20 Nov 2018, LZO 2.09
May 22 8:34:18 AM: Checking remote host "vpn1.xx.xx.xx" is reachable...
May 22 8:34:19 AM: Server reachable. Connecting to xx.xx.xx.xx
May 22 8:34:20 AM: TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:yyyy
May 22 8:34:20 AM: UDP link local (bound): [AF_INET][undef]:1194
May 22 8:34:20 AM: UDP link remote: [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:yyyy
May 22 8:34:20 AM: Status auf Authenticating geändert
May 22 8:34:20 AM: [openvpn.vpn.blabla.de] Peer Connection Initiated with [AF_INET]xx.xx.xx.xx:yyyy

May 22 8:34:21 AM: Status auf Verbinde geändert
May 22 8:34:22 AM: WARNING: INSECURE cipher with block size less than 128 bit (64 bit). This allows attacks like SWEET32. Mitigate by using a --cipher with a larger block size (e.g. AES-256-CBC).
May 22 8:34:22 AM: WARNING: INSECURE cipher with block size less than 128 bit (64 bit). This allows attacks like SWEET32. Mitigate by using a --cipher with a larger block size (e.g. AES-256-CBC).
May 22 8:34:22 AM: WARNING: cipher with small block size in use, reducing reneg-bytes to 64MB to mitigate SWEET32 attacks.
May 22 8:34:22 AM: open_tun
May 22 8:34:23 AM: TAP-WIN32 device [abc] opened: \\.\Global\{Bxxx-xxx-xx-xx}.tap
May 22 8:34:23 AM: Notified TAP-Windows driver to set a DHCP IP/netmask of xx.xx.xx.xx/255.255.255.0 on interface {Bxxx-xxx-xx-xx} [DHCP-serv: xx.xx.xx.xx, lease-time: 31536000]
May 22 8:34:23 AM: Successful ARP Flush on interface [20] {Bxxx-xxx-xx-xx}
May 22 8:34:23 AM: Sorry, but I don't know how to configure link layer addresses on this operating system.
May 22 8:34:23 AM: do_ifconfig, tt->did_ifconfig_ipv6_setup=0
May 22 8:34:28 AM: WARNING: this configuration may cache passwords in memory -- use the auth-nocache option to prevent this
May 22 8:34:28 AM: Initialization Sequence Completed
May 22 8:34:29 AM: Warnung: DNS ist auf 'Splitten' eingestellt, aber es sind keine DNS-Domänen vorhanden. Der/die DNS-Server für diese Verbindung können nicht genutzt werden. Für weitere Informationen konsultieren Sie bitte: https://www.sparklabs.com/support/kb/article/warning-split-dns-is-being-used-however-no-dns-domains-are-present/
Server - xx.xx.xx.xx:53; Lookup Type - Split; Domains - None
Server -xx.xx.xx.xx:53; Lookup Type - Split; Domains - None
Server - 192.168.1.1:53; Lookup Type - Any; Domains - localdomain.
May 22 8:34:29 AM: Status auf Verbunden geändert

Eric

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Post by Eric » Wed May 22, 2019 6:22 pm
Hi carvo78,

There is nothing in the logs that suggest instability, though there are a few things that should be addressed.

The last warning about DNS means no DNS requests are happening through the VPN, the link in the log has more information about that.

In regards to the Insecure cipher warning, this will be causing your connection to renegotiate constantly and could be causing your connection to behave like it becomes unresponsive for a short period, though it shouldn't be noticable. We recommend speaking to your VPN provider however for an up to date configuration, please see the following if you're unsure who that is - https://sparklabs.com/support/kb/article/how-do-i-find-out-who-my-vpn-provider-is/

Regards,
Eric
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cervo78

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Post by cervo78 » Thu May 23, 2019 3:25 am
Thanks for your fast answer.
Regards.
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