Showing posts with label How to use all VPN protocols. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How to use all VPN protocols. Show all posts

Friday, May 17, 2013

How to use all VPN protocols

HideMyAss is offering the following VPN protocols: OpenVPN-TCP (standard), OpenVPN-UDP, PPTP and L2TP.
This article will show how to use each of them for different devices and operating systems.
Especially when experiencing any kind of connection issues, the first thing to do is to try all protocols.

Windows

When using the HMA Pro VPN client software, you can use the protocols OpenVPN-TCP and PPTP.
See the screenshot on the right for how to change between both protocols (marked red):
Should you experience any kind of connection issues, try several servers, and both protocols.
Below are links to articles on how to use the other protocols, and what client applications you can also use.


OpenVPN-TCP:


OpenVPN-UDP:


PPTP:


L2TP:



 

Mac

When using the HMA Pro VPN client software, you can use the protocols OpenVPN-TCP and PPTP.
See the screenshot on the right for how to change between both protocols (marked red):
Should you experience any kind of connection issues, try several servers, and both protocols.
Below are links to articles on how to use the other protocols, and what client applications you can also use.


OpenVPN-TCP:

OpenVPN-UDP:


PPTP:


L2TP: