VPN issues

[HobbesOnTour]

Hi folks, @Shaun
I'm aware of issues with using a VPN when logging in and up to now it's simple enough to change the location but recently I have been getting the message that I'm banned (or my IP is) mid session. One minute I'm reading or typing but if I go to change page or hit send I am locked out.

Any suggestions other than drop the VP?

Thank you

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

If it is happening mid session it sounds like your VPN is set to hop IP addresses, alleged to further anonymise you, and its landing on a blocked address.

Have a look into settings and see if you can turn hopping off.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

@HobbesOnTour due to lots of would be spammers, we often have to ban IP addresses.
Sorry!

 

[HobbesOnTour]

@HobbesOnTour due to lots of would be spammers, we often have to ban IP addresses.
Sorry!

I understand and there is a workaround as @Regular.Cyclist suggests but I'm a bit curious why it seems to be more of an issue lately?

 

[cheys03]

I've been getting this too lately when using a VPN. Choosing a different 'location' (of the VPN servers) helps, but it's not a cure.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

I understand and there is a workaround as @Regular.Cyclist suggests but I'm a bit curious why it seems to be more of an issue lately?

I understand one can instruct the VPN app on what country we want it to assign to us.
Just tell your app never to assign you IPs from Asia or Russia, those are the most banned by CC.

 

[cheys03]

UK, Manchester is banned the most for me. US addresses seem more reliable. The US authorities are fairly firm on this sort of thing - they don't like the competition

 

[HobbesOnTour]

I understand one can instruct the VPN app on what country we want it to assign to us.
Just tell your app never to assign you IPs from Asia or Russia, those are the most banned by CC.

L don't know what you think I might be getting up to, but he locations are all "mainstream" countries - UK, Ireland, Spain, NL mainly.
It used to be that I might need to change the location the odd time to log in but lately, and more frequently, I'm logged in and then later I get kicked out.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

UK, Manchester is banned the most for me.

On here?
Strange!
I will put it the attention of @Shaun

 

[Pat "5mph"]

L don't know what you think I might be getting up to

Trying to watch USA TV series while being in Europe?

 

[HobbesOnTour]

Trying to watch USA TV series while being in Europe?

Who's got time for that?

 

[Bollo]

I think it comes with the VPN territory. I’ve had a spate of CAPTCHA marathons with google lately for a UK-located VPN server.

Most authentication is delegated to third-party or social providers these days and the logic used to determine whether to challenge or reject a user is pretty opaque. The system I work on uses Microsoft Azure’s auth services, which considers a number of potential risk factors before deciding to let a user in, go down the multi factor route or just tell the user to go flip themselves. TBH it doesn’t always convince.

And if I have to click another ****ing sidewalk….