Opera VPN does not connect

[A Former User]

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[adnanarif16]

adnanarif16 last edited by

I have been having the same issue for the past few weeks. Tried few of the following solutions to have it working,
A. Turning of firewall.
B. Disabling any extensions, if enabled.
C. Clearing of cache, cookies, history, etc.
D. Turning off or adding an exception for opera browser in anti-virus, if available.
E. Updating the browser to i=the latest version.

But still the same result. It just shows the "connecting..." and nothing else happens.
Someone please help with a viable solution.

[blackbird71]

blackbird71 last edited by

What geographic regions are each of you located in?

Sometimes the cause of this kind of problem may rest with your ISP (either intentional blocking of the VPN or with ISP server misadjustment), blocking from your national censorship (if any), problems with Opera's VPN servers, problems with certificate/encryption-protocol credentialing for the VPN's https connection, blocking in your computer from anti-malware or its hosts file, a blocking issue in the user's router firmware, or even a problem within your Opera installation (either settings or malfunctions). The most common cause of similar complaints seems to be regional blocking/censorship of VPNs at either the ISP or national level. Most Opera VPN users in the general "Western" world have few such problems.

It might be profitable for you to check through these threads:
https://forums.opera.com/topic/30470/vpn-not-working
https://forums.opera.com/topic/30628/opera-vpn-not-working-in-uae

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Operas vpn is a bit naff
they rely on the "its free so its ok if its crap" mentality
ironically i can never seem to connect to this forum thru the vpn
its useful sometimes for certain situations though i prefer tor in those instances

[lapsang]

lapsang last edited by

Speak for yourself, Ceedee.

I never ever experienced a problem with Opera VPN,

[A Former User]

A Former User @lapsang last edited by

@lapsang I am and only ever do speak for myself
However reviews by others backup what i say
A simple search will find many who back up my position

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

This may not be exactly true because those reviews not necessarily show that the problem is only with the VPN. There is always a 50% chance that they are being caused by a third party.

[lapsang]

lapsang @Guest last edited by

@ceedee said in Opera VPN does not connect:

I am and only ever do speak for myself

OK, very good. Sorry.

[A Former User]

A Former User @leocg last edited by

@leocg agreed

[A Former User]

A Former User @Guest last edited by

@ceedee furthermore
I have noticed that the vpn works fine if i set it to asia or europe americas etc. only when set to optimal does it become flakey
odd