VPN Is Not Working Topic

[speedingcheetah]

speedingcheetah last edited by

Is the Opera VPN not functional on Comcast/Xfinity isp provided connections?

I have been for weeks trying to setup Opera for my folks to use for a specific purpose, and the VPN always gives the "temporarily unavailable. Opera is working on the problem" message and never connects.

I can use it fine on my home internet, that is a different ISP, and when i take my laptop and use it on the Comcast ISP connection they have, i get the same error message.

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek last edited by

So I was visiting a website, which told me I had to use a VPN (for example NordVPN) in order to view the content, I activated the Opera VPN but nothing changed. Can anyone help me with that?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek What do you mean by nothing changed?

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg The Website still told me that I am in Germany and have to use a VPN.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek So you need to be outside of Germany to watch the page content?

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg yes.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek There are ways for a site to know that you are using a VPN and get your real IP address. One of those ways is through WebRTC.
You can try going to settings page and play with WebRTC options to see if it changes anything.

There is also a chance that the site is simply guessing tour location wrongly.

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg But the site explicitly told me to use a VPN and gave me the Link to NordVPN.
Also can you explain the thing with WebRTC? Never heard of that before.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek Search for WebRTC in the settings page and change the default option to something else.

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg tried all 4 options, nothing worked.

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek Then the site is guessing your location wrongly. Try using an extension that provides a VPN.

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg Do you have any suggestions for that?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek I don't.

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg even with other add-ons, it wont work. Do I have to do any PC settings to use VPN?

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @dragonfirek last edited by

@dragonfirek Did you disable Opera's VPN?

[dragonfirek]

dragonfirek @leocg last edited by

@leocg I tried it both with and without it i think

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Despite claiming to be a VPN, what Opera actually offers is a free proxy; its standalone VPN service was discontinued in early 2018. Proxy servers are poor alternatives to dedicated VPNs ) since they often have slower speeds, less secure encryption, and lackluster unblocking capabilities. I guess you should try a free VPN rather sticking to opera VPN.

[hotaku]

hotaku last edited by

VPN doesn`t work, country Uzbekistan

[apm]

apm last edited by

vpn temporarily unavailable - it says that they are trying to resolve the issue but is everyone getting this message or is it just me?? if its everyone, does anyone know when it will be fixed?

[Reidrigo]

Reidrigo last edited by leocg

Vpn temporarily unavailable

Anybody else with that problem?