Tell HN: VPN Situation in Iran
Tell HN: VPN Situation in Iran
4 by amir734jj | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I am an Iranian and have a family member in Iran. As you now the internet is currently shut off from outside or very slow. Over the past years, I would create a OpenVPN server with a port other than default OpenVPN port (1194) and share the connection with my family member in Iran. Using a random port was needed because default OpenVPN is blocked in Iran for sometime (probably since 2010). But recently [after the recent internet shutdown] I notice a change. My family member cannot even connect to a server IP address or (private) domain using any port so VPN doesn't work anymore. Instead they are only able to connect to the outside world using locally paid VPNs but applications that have end-to-end encryption doesn't work anymore with these VPNs (Telegram, WhatsApp and etc). So my theory is they cut off the connection to outside and people are only able to connect with outside world using certain VPNs that are probably made by the government. Not really sure.
4 by amir734jj | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I am an Iranian and have a family member in Iran. As you now the internet is currently shut off from outside or very slow. Over the past years, I would create a OpenVPN server with a port other than default OpenVPN port (1194) and share the connection with my family member in Iran. Using a random port was needed because default OpenVPN is blocked in Iran for sometime (probably since 2010). But recently [after the recent internet shutdown] I notice a change. My family member cannot even connect to a server IP address or (private) domain using any port so VPN doesn't work anymore. Instead they are only able to connect to the outside world using locally paid VPNs but applications that have end-to-end encryption doesn't work anymore with these VPNs (Telegram, WhatsApp and etc). So my theory is they cut off the connection to outside and people are only able to connect with outside world using certain VPNs that are probably made by the government. Not really sure.
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