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beefsack on March 29, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why TCP Over TCP Is a Bad Idea (2001)

UDP used to work (~3 years ago) but currently it's blocked wholesale. OpenVPN over TCP gets throttled and blocked thanks to DPI too, an obfuscation layer is required because OpenVPN traffic is identifiable due to a fairly unique encryption fingerprint.

http://blog.strongvpn.asia/china-blocking-udp-ports/

rahimnathwani on March 29, 2015 [–]

Thanks. This is totally consistent with my experience, and it's good to know that it's not just me :)

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