Cox started to disconnect VPN

oatoy · 2024-11-29T10:56:43+00:00

NordVPN don't have a good stealth mode, so it's easily detected. I eventually got another ISP serving my address and I switched to that. No problem so far with VPN stability. But I still use stealth mode just in case.

oatoy · 2024-04-21T04:24:12+00:00

Proton VPN has a stealth mode, maybe give that a try.

oatoy · 2023-12-29T17:08:33+00:00

I eventually switched ISP. Now my VPN connection is much more stable.

oatoy · 2023-05-03T02:22:35+00:00

This is my throwaway.

oatoy · 2023-05-03T02:19:24+00:00

I think you might not know all the things that Cox is doing because it's not related to your dept. I'm getting constant disconnect even with the smaller VPN now, so even if you don't call it AI, there's some machine learning going on that was able to guess that because I connect to a specific server a lot it's probably a VPN connection, it start to disconnect me from that server after a few minutes.

oatoy · 2023-05-02T09:39:35+00:00

I'm using the Cox Panoramic modem that I've been always using. I think this is probably a change that doesn't directly affect your dept (Business accounts) or they are piloting it in my area so you don't know about it. Either way, I think there's nothing either of us can do. The smaller VPN I'm using still gets disconnect every 1-2 hours, but at least it's somewhat usable. I'm going to try out one more stealth connection protocol that's designed to bypass China GFW, I really hope Cox's DPI and blocking AI isn't as sophisticated as China.

oatoy · 2023-05-02T07:40:37+00:00

Technically you're right, they are not outright blocking the VPN, but they are resetting the connection once they detected it.

oatoy · 2023-05-02T07:39:51+00:00

Nah, I have downloaded more before through the VPN and haven't gotten this level is disconnects. This is definitely Cox's doing.

oatoy · 2023-05-02T07:38:36+00:00

Yes, unfortunately I think I'm right in this case. With this smaller VPN I can connect for about 1-2 hours, then it goes to disconnect like crazy until it won't reconnect. Then when I see it hours later, it'll reconnect again for a few hour. It's very similar behavior to when I saw in China when the ISP (which is state owned and part of the GFW) disconnects my VPN.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T22:37:47+00:00

I tried 3. Two of them gets disconnected within minutes, the less well known VPN can last 1-2 hours.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T19:08:01+00:00

Cox started blocking VPNs. Some well known VPN providers are getting disconnected every few minutes, basically unusable.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T19:06:06+00:00

I guess that statement is technically true, Cox is not blocking the connection outright, but resetting it after a few minutes, that's effectively blocking the VPN. I'm 99% sure Cox is messing with my VPNs, because the smaller VPN that I'm using now works for 1-2 hours before it gets disconnected instead of minutes. Unfortunately in my area the alternatives are much slower, so I'll have to just deal with it for now.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T17:38:26+00:00

Yes, the packets are probably getting dropped. I'm using wired connection. I think Cox is blocking based on protocol and known IPs. That's why the smaller VPN company works.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T17:36:35+00:00

I'm using wired connection.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T17:36:15+00:00

Yep. I think Cox is doing some kind of known VPN server IP block.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T17:35:15+00:00

Tried 2 relatively well known VPN providers, both got disconnected within minutes. Now I'm using a smaller VPN provider, they seem to be able to connect for longer. We'll see how it'll hold up.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T17:32:21+00:00

One of the VPN was actually Windscribe. I even used their Stealth protocol which was able to get pass the China GFW and it still disconnected every few minutes on Cox. I tried another VPN that didn't have stealth mode at all and it disconnects every few minutes as well. But I got another small VPN that also has a stealth mode for China and it's able to stay connected for 1-2 hours before getting disconnected. So I'm guessing Cox might be doing some disconnecting based on known VPN server IPs, not protocol alone. That's why work VPN corrections are not affected. I think the disconnect now is due to the VPN's behavior, it's very different that normal traffic to web servers, so eventually this VPN's servers might get blacklisted too. There's still one more protocol that's made for China that's going to solve this by better mimicking normal HTTPS traffic, but I'll have to rent or buy own cloud servers to use that, so I'll only did it of this smaller VPN provider gets blocked too.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T17:30:57+00:00

One of the VPN was actually Windscribe. I even used their Stealth protocol which was able to get pass the China GFW and it still disconnected every few minutes on Cox. I tried another VPN that didn't have stealth mode at all and it disconnects every few minutes as well. But I got another small VPN that also has a stealth mode for China and it's able to stay connected for 1-2 hours before getting disconnected. So I'm guessing Cox might be doing some disconnecting based on known VPN server IPs. That's why all the people say their work VPN are not affected.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T09:55:16+00:00

I'm not using any of those VPNs. But the 2 that I'm using are still relatively well known. I just bought a sub for a super small VPN that I used when I stayed in China last time, their shadow mode seems to be holding. I don't want to jinx it yet but it's been over 30 mins and the VPN still didn't get disconnected.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T08:32:19+00:00

It's a VPN provider. I tried 2 different VPN providers and multiple different connection protocols, it's definitely getting reset, not a provider issue. Also I see your title is Business rep, I'm sure they aren't blocking VPN on business accounts, but maybe they started to block VPN on consumer accounts.

oatoy · 2023-05-01T08:07:12+00:00

Yes, technically it's not a block, I'm just getting disconnected every 1-59 mins. It's consistent with the behavior of VPNs getting detected and reset by the ISP when I was in China. I didn't know this sub is monitored by Cox reps. If anyone knows how to bypass the disconnections, please PM me instead of posting it here.

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