So, for privacy and security reasons, I use a VPN. This is normally Mullvad (with DAITA and quantum resistance enabled), but I have ProtonVPN, Windscribe, and Orbot handy in case something doesn’t work.
However, lately I’ve noticed my connections being blocked. This is across three different ISPs: Sky, Virgin, and Wifinity. I have tried all three VPNs and Orbot, and I have tried several protocols (WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, Stealth, and of course SOCKS5) to no avail.
The logical solution would be to use a bridge in Orbot, but the button seems to have been removed. Also, by using Orbot, I will not be protected by my DNS.
I am currently using iOS, but my other machines run Linux and I will be getting a GrapheneOS phone in the near future.
Can anyone help?
If you are failing to connect to VPN, try changing the MTU to a lower setting like 1376 or something. Then connect using wireguard protocol.
Omg same. In my case I use random open servers with xray. Usually servers located in France and Germany are blocked, but servers with Chinese info on them still work (not located in china, just description and title contains Chinese).
Other than DAITA, Quantum resistance may also be a problem. From experience, the key exchange needs near-perfect connection, otherwise it keeps failing.
This is further made into a problem by Android’s private DNS handling. If it times out for long enough (seems like 10 seconds), then even after Mullvad finally connects, the DNS won’t work.
That sounds like it might be some sort of local issue with your configuration, but without more info we could only guess
