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  1. eponymous

    Merlin 386.3: VPN director rule disappears on reboot

    As a followup to this - I uninstalled x3mRouting, rebooted a few times, and then added the policy rule (routing all traffic through VPN) to VPN Director. Now the rule stays after each reboot. So this is consistent with what Spud reported above. I also use x3mRouting to bypass the VPN using...
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    Merlin 386.3: VPN director rule disappears on reboot

    Since upgrading to 386.3, I have been having a strange issue with VPN Director. I'm probably not understanding something correctly, so hopefully someone can clear this up. I am running my OpenVPN client with the setting: Redirect Internet traffic through tunnel: VPN Director mode + killswitch...
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    RT-AC86U OpenVPN Fast Download, Extremely Slow Upload

    That interesting. I wonder if it depends on a combination of what router you are using and the VPN provider. What is your router model? I also found this page where someone reports a similar impact on PIA. https://alex-v.blog/2019/01/06/optimizing-pia-openvpn-speed-on-advanced-tomato/
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    RT-AC86U OpenVPN Fast Download, Extremely Slow Upload

    Ok, I figured it out, though I can't exactly explain the technical reasons why. I was tweaking different OpenVPN settings in my ovpn file: mssfix, tun-mtu, tun-mtu-extra, cipher, etc. Nothing made a difference. Since lots of people use NordVPN and have success with it (I happen to not use...
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    RT-AC86U OpenVPN Fast Download, Extremely Slow Upload

    I have supplied my own modem. After checking the capacity of my current modem I found that it was not powerful enough to support the advertised bandwidth, so I upgraded to a 1 Gbps model. Now my non-VPN download speed is reliably ~480 Mbps down and 12-13 Mbps up, so considerably faster than it...
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    RT-AC86U OpenVPN Fast Download, Extremely Slow Upload

    Thanks for the suggestions. I have cable Internet service. I went ahead and set up a TCP VPN profile, as you suggested. This did make a difference - now my download speed is only 11.5 Mbps, but my upload speed jumped to 13.25 Mbps. That feels like progress. I logged into the Cable modem and...
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    RT-AC86U OpenVPN Fast Download, Extremely Slow Upload

    Yes, the advertised download bandwidth by Comcast was 200 Mbps down/5 Mbps up (600 Mbps down / 10 Mbps up after I upgraded), but I don't actually see those download speeds. I just ran a speed test (not connected to VPN) and got 85.49 Mbps down and 11.88 Mbps up. I've seen it go as high as 140...
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    RT-AC86U OpenVPN Fast Download, Extremely Slow Upload

    Hi all, I’ve spent the last several weeks setting up a secure home network through OpenVPN on my router. I’m having a persistent issue with slow upload speeds that I can't seem to resolve, so I’m asking for your advice. I’ve spent many hours reading through these forums as well as other...
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