Why are there few VPN's for UK or don't work?

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brooklyn25
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Why are there few VPN's for UK or don't work?

Post by brooklyn25 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:22 am

I have tried to connect these days with a UK VPN and I have not been able to, I have found 2, one of them does not connect and the one that connects does not correspond to the UK but to an Asian country, I would like to know why this happens?

centeredki69
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Re: Why are there few VPN's for UK or don't work?

Post by centeredki69 » Mon Jul 09, 2018 2:08 pm

Do you mean using VPN-Gate plugin ?

VPN-GATE servers are people running the softEther server software that are kind enough to enable their server to be used by the public as part of the VPNGate network.

You have to understand VPN-Gate research project is not paying for server all around the world. The reason you even have a server in the UK is because someone running a softether server decided to become a VPNGATE volunteer server. They can choose to turn if off as they please.

I have tried to offer my USA server that has been active since 2012 as a VPNGATE host, but when I do it never shows up on any of the VPNGATE server lists. It works as I have connected to it myself. However It never shows up on the server list web page or plugin list. So it will never get used as no one knows it is there. So I turned the VPNGATE option off.

As far as the incorrect country. I have noticed this issue also. The volunteer host must be doing some kind of relay proxy. I personally would avoid these servers. if I connect to a Japan server the I want my IP address to show for Japan

brooklyn25
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Re: Why are there few VPN's for UK or don't work?

Post by brooklyn25 » Tue Jul 10, 2018 9:30 am

What do you mean, turn off the VPNGATE option?

I use VNP Gate because they are residential IP servers and they are really good, I know they are free and that's great, but this always happens with UK servers there are times when there are very good active servers for that region but not l

centeredki69
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Re: Why are there few VPN's for UK or don't work?

Post by centeredki69 » Tue Jul 10, 2018 11:45 am

I said, I turned off the VPNGATE option on MY "SERVER". Because when I offered my SERVER it never showed up in the FREE server list so people like you could connect. If people like you can't find my server in the list. It is useless for me to leave the VPNgate option running on my server. So I just use my server for personal use.

There is 1) "server software" and there is 2) "client software". You are using the Client software. I am not telling you to turn off the VPNGATE option on your client ( leave it on)

The reason it happens in the UK or anywhere is because the person that is running the server in the UK decided to turn their PC off for the night or they decided that they no longer wanted to offer their server to the public. Maybe the people in the UK have bandwidth limits so they can't offer their server all the time.

The VPNGATE servers are just common people that loaded the "Server software" on their personal PC, desktop and activated the VPNGATE option.
So people like you can use their residential connection to access the internet. If they decide to turn it off then it is their choice.

Bill in the UK -- VPNGATE SERVER RUNNING
Mary in the UK-- VPNGATE SERVER RUNNING
Bob in the UK ---VPNGATE SERVER RUNNING
Jill in UK --------VPNGATE SERVER RUNNING

Bill, Mary , Bob, Jill all turn of their computer and go to bed. Now there are no more serves in the UK running for you to connect to.

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