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Fix autodisconnect issue with cisco Ipsec on Mac

When using Cisco Ipsec on Mac, the connection will disconnect every half an hour or so to ask you to type the password again. To avoid this: 1. Connect to Cisco Ipsec VPN. 2. Go to Terminal. 3. Paste each

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Firefox portable

This is Firefox that is preset with proxy settings and it is required by Breakwall VPN client 2.50 and later. Click here or here to download. As always, download and run the .exe file to start installation process. To uninstall,

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Use web proxy in Internet Explorer

When using the web proxy, you may not be able to open some websites (even google) or cannot log on (like facebook) under Internet Explorer. Some webs have multiple redirects. By default, Internet Explorer forbids multiple auto redirects. Use Chrome

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Fix “Error 0x8004a029: Couldn’t install the network component” during shrew soft installation

Shrewsoft VPN is a Cisco IPsec Windows client. During install, If receive “Error 0x8004a029: Couldn’t install the network component”, check out the following solution from http://www.shrew.net/support/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions Error 0x8004a029 means that the maximum number of filter devices for the system has

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Finding the fastest VPN server

Breakwall VPN Windows client 2.40 tests all servers at startup. The number in the middle shows the connection quality (the bigger the better) and the last number shows the latency (the smaller the better). In the screen shot, fraa server’s

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Q: why is my usage not reset to 0 at 1st of this month?

The system calculates your usage each time after you disconnect. So for example, if you connect at 9:00PM 30th of November and disconnects at 00:30 1st of December, the data transfer during this period will be counted into the month

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Using Breakwall Client on Windows 8

Openvpn won’t work on Windows 8. It can connect but still won’t work. To make it work: Openvpn Adapter Applet (Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections) before connecting the VPN Client.

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Which VPN servers suit me?

In general, Tokyo servers are fast for people in the north using China Unicom. USA servers are faster than Tokyo servers for people in the south using China Telecom. Hong Kong servers are fast to both North and South, but

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How to remove deployed version of Tunnelblick

Some of our users installed deployed version of Tunnelblick of their previous VPN provider. It needs to be removed before installing the signed version of Tunnelblick for Breakwall. To remove the deployed version of Tunnelblick: 1. Trash Tunnelblick.app 2. Remove

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Yes, we still work

We still work.

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