I seem to have a problem with internet connectivity. I use NetworkManager with Proton VPN on an Arch KDE system. The wifi and VPN stay connected, but every once in a while the upload and download rates will go down to, at most, a few hundred KiB/s. The issue can be solved temporarily by disconnecting and reconnecting the VPN, but as I’ve had a similar issue without the VPN before, I do not know whether this is a VPN issue or a NetworkManager issue.

  • Responsabilidade@lemmy.eco.br
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    10 months ago

    You must isolate the problem to figure it out.

    Try with another device using the VPN and try with your computer without the VPN.

    Also I would suggest to check if this isn’t related to your wifi or router configurations/setup. Once I had a router that sucks a lot and for once in a while I had to reconnect or even restart the router to make it work again

  • StarDreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    10 months ago

    This kinda sounds like a TCP retransmission issue. Do you have a server available somewhere? Can you run iperf3 in both ways and see the retransmission rate?

    You may also want to run TCP with both CUBIC and BBR for this test since that may also isolate shallow buffers versus corrupted packets.

  • degen@midwest.socialEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Proton on Linux is annoying to say the least. I’ve got it mostly working on my distro and without a DE. Have you checked the protovnpvn_reconnector service, assuming you’re on systemd? It’s kind of odd that it just slows to a crawl but maintains connection.