Download Windscribe Config File

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Sabine Sellick

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Dec 30, 2023, 10:29:50 PM12/30/23
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That works but it's just the same as the original config. I'd like the whole folder that you would have downloaded for the configs, would have a folder for TCP and a separate one for UDP usually, I'd like the whole thing please
download windscribe config file
i have something strange. When I try to use the Windscribe iPhone app my phone give a warning 'Windscribe' Would like to add VPN configurations Don't Allow or allow. I try both but stil got the same message. What's going on?
I was following this guide but for some reason as soon as I finish the configuration I lose all internet access to whichever IPs I have listed as allowed (192.168.5.0/24). If I leave it at the default 0.0.0.0/0 I lose internet access on everything. I think the only thing I did differently was to assign a manual DNS to the wireguard interface.
Edit: Just to confirm - The wireguard keys / config work when using the Wireguard desktop application with the config imported. It seems to be an issue as soon as the "route allowed ips" is enabled, which maybe indicates an issue with wireguard -> internet/wan?
So I renewed my configuration and changed allowed ips to 0.0.0.0/0, allowed LAN/IOT zones to forward to wg_zone and ticked the route allowed IP box and it is now successfully applying to my connection.
Modify the main OpenVPN config file in /etc/openvpn you saved earlier (in my case, Windscribe.ovpn.conf) and add a line telling OpenVPN to look for the username and password in the other file. This is important, as in my case I want it to start on boot automatically and the password has to be saved somewhere. Your file should then look something like this:
Byte Commander's comment hinted me to the solution.sudo dpkg --configure dbus-x11 complained that package dbus was not configured. So following that logic I didsudo dpkg --configure dbus and that seemed to do the trick. After that I ran sudo apt-get -f install and this time it ran without problems.
While many VPNs offer no control over DNS at all, Windscribe allows you to define which DNS to use when the VPN is connected or disconnected. The latest addition includes support for DNS-over-HTTPS, and as Windscribe also runs Control D (a very configurable DNS service, with a free plan) we expect to see more related features appear over time.
Still not enough? No problem. Paying customers get tools to build custom configuration files for OpenVPN, WireGuard, and IKEv2. These can be used to manually set up connections with third-party apps, routers, and more.
The interface is very configurable. You can order locations by alphabet, latency, or location. You can even display latency as bars or figures, have the interface docked or a free-floating window, display notifications for events or hide them, and the list goes on.
OpenVPN is securely configured with AES-256-GCM encryption and SHA512 authentication. We couldn't find any issues with Windscribe's WireGuard setup, and it's good to see IKEv2 connections that don't store your credentials and are configured to use maximum-strength encryption so that they're not vulnerable to theft.
One surprising feature is that Windscribe's desktop clients can import custom OpenVPN and WireGuard configuration files from other providers, and then display those servers alongside their own. If you use another VPN but its app is underpowered, you might be able to use Windscribe's instead. You don't need a subscription.
I used the windscribe-cli on the AUR, and installed it with yay. The VPN would not connect properly so I googled ways to fix it. Nothing ended up working. I can't remember what I ended up doing to try to fix it, but I remember messing around with making a symlink for resolv.conf. Anyway this initially did not break it, it was only when I rebooted my laptop that the issue started occuring.
I think the resolv.conf file should be generated on each boot? Anyway it's not doing it, and when I manually generate it, it's generating a config that doesn't work. The nameservers it puts in there seem to be IP addresses from my university. However I have now come home, so it would no longer make sense for my university IP addresses to be in there, but it's still putting them in. It also has a line in it that says search, and then the website for my university. I'm not too sure what's going on here, but does anyone else?
Hi, today windscribe app showing new 2.5.14 update is available and .deb file is available on windscribe.com ( _deb_x64) but there is no package on github yet! should you change the source file to this link _deb_x64 ? or we should using github version?
Thanks for publishing your package. I just wanted to report that it should work under Fossapup64. My uncertainty results from the fact that I am not running it as intended and do not yet have an account with windscribe. The lack of the latter will shortly be rectified as I am also impressed by windscribe's offering.
As I maintain various Puppies I prefer running applications either as SFSes or portables that I can use from several. So, under Bionicpup64, I used your package in the following manner:
(1) Downloaded openvpn via Bionicpup64's Puppy Package Manager (or quickpet or a specific offering on the forum via web-browser --I've forgotten which). Edit: probably was OscarTalks' openvpn-2.4.8-x86_64-bionic.pet from here,
(2) Downloaded the windscribe deb appropriate for BionicPup64 from windscribe's website.
(3) Using taresh's PaDS, viewtopic.php?f=106&t=933&p=6906&hilit=PaDS#p6906 packaged the above as an SFS.
(4) UExtracted that SFS and copied its contents into a folder named Windscribe_bionic64-2.4.8.
(5) In that folder created an /opt directory into which I copied the contents of your package.
(5a) Also created a /usr/share/pixmaps folder into which I placed an appropriate icon, created a symlink "on the path" to your myVPN.sh executable now in /opt, and a /usr/share/applications/windscribe.desktop with arguments to the icon and the symbolic link.
(6) Right-clicked the Windscribe_bionic64-2.4.8 folder and selected dir2sfs to create the windscribe.sfs.
Under both Bionicpup64 and Fossapup64, loading that SFS initially and later via the menu entry opened your GUI which seemed to be fully responsive. ListDD of the /usr/bin/windscribe and /usr/sbin/openvpn showed no missing dependencies. So I think all I now need is an account.
However - if you find the blinking icon distracting, you can change the frequency of the monitoring program using the config facility. (refer page 6&7). Simply change the frequency to a large value like 300 seconds ...and the blink will happen less frequently.
If you wish to establish a VPN session again later then IF you did not logout after your last session, then the new connection will simply reconnect with the existing login session which is still running.
This is what the myVPN app does. When it starts it checks if there is an existing windscribe login session still active, and if there is, then it uses it. If there is no existing windscribe login session, then it prompts for you to re-enter your login credentials.
When you make a connection to the windscribe service, it also includes a firewall functionality. This firewall prevents any network access if the windscribe VPN session is interrupted or drops out for any reason. The user can set this firewall to a state of ON, OFF, or auto (which will be ON when a connection is first made and OFF when a session is disconnected).
However - if you have the windscribe firewall set to ON (or auto) and the windscribe VPN connection drops out (perhaps a power failure or whatever) then the windscribe firewall will remain set to ON and when you restart your PC you will not have access to any network since your windscribe session was interrupted and the windscribe firewall will prevent access to/from any other network.
So, when you click the 'Stop the VPN' button it correctly tries to re-connect to the local network and in doing so will drop and refresh your current network connection. This does mean a small delay while this happens ...but if you wait...it should reconnect successfully.
I have no plans to change the way this works, because this makes sure that once the windscribe connection is stopped (either deliberately or by some accident) you can once more have access to your local network and internet.
If the myVPN app is giving you some problems, then yes - please just perform all of the actions required directly from the terminal using the windscribe executable. Just be aware of your connection and the windscribe firewall setting so you don't find yourself 'locked' out from both the windscribe network and your local network.
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