But VPNs have a serious Achilles heel-especially those of type set-it-and-forget-it -: slow down the speed of our network When encrypting and checking our connections, we will feel that everything starts to slow down , to respond with a lower speed than usual. Related
There are dozens of free alternatives that promise efficient encryption without affecting performance-like the popular Speedify-, although we are more in favor of payment alternatives such as NordVPN.In any case, here are a couple of considerations for detect that it may be generating latency .
LONG LIFE TO THE CABLE
It may be a very obvious recommendation but, just as WiFi networks tend to become saturated, connecting directly to the router via ethernet will shorten the latency by overlapping, in addition to making the most of the possibilities of our equipment.
DRAINING WALLS
Disabling the firewall is not advisable for a simple reason: it facilitates unauthorized access to our network, but when we have a VPN that uses its own firewall -these which includes the router itself-, maybe we find too many walls slowing down the performance, in addition to the obvious consumption they make of the CPU.
To activate and deactivate Windows firewall, all we have to do is click on "Start" and open the Windows Defender Security Center, then follow the route Firewall> Network protection Once inside, we can deactivate it easily.
WHAT SERVER DO YOU USE?
The VPN redirects the IP signal so that the data traffic is kept hidden, but it is not the same to filter the data from a Canadian, Australian, or European server.The closer they are, the shorter the ping will be.One way to avoid signal delay is to use local servers-although this works against our intention to "hide the trail"-.
If we use a VPN for streaming services, one solution is to give preference to that service from network functions , so that they can occupy as much bandwidth as possible.
CHANGES IN ENCRYPTION
There are different types of encryption algorithms (symmetric, asymmetric), and different forms of authentication.The AH header maintains the integrity of the transmitted data and the ESP protocol is used to define the type of encryption (to maintain the data confidentiality).
The encryption software (encryption/decoding) can vary the performance, so another solution would be to change the type of security: instead of IKEv2/IPsec or OpenVPN, the most common, to use L2TP .In this way, it is possible to graduate the level of encryption, to "speed it up."
A PAIR OF RESETEOS
Sometimes the network collapses and the best solution goes through a reboot.In fact, a usual recommendation is to connect to the VPN with the "clean" network, without active WiFi. Restart the router , by disconnecting from the mains and waiting for a few seconds, they can clean up all the redundant information that generates latency in the equipment.
CHANGE OF PROTOCOL
TCP is a transport protocol aimed at connecting different stations, such as telephone calls.That is, it is a physical connection.UDP is a protocol where there is no connection.A station sends data from point A to B, but the data they don't follow a linear order. UDP is the standard transmission model in services streaming , for example.It's faster, but less reliable.
Moving from one model to another, if the VPN app allows it, it is a good option to test results and decide which one is better.If your ISP (your provider) has restricted direct connections to virtual servers, you can find an alternative route with less latency thanks to the TCP/IP protocol protocol.
ARE YOU CONNECTED?
We leave the most obvious question for the end: how does your Internet respond regularly? Maybe you have a poor speed and can not solve it or with the best app in the world.You can take a speed test from www.testdevelocidad.es/or Speedtest and check your latency level and the VPN server you are connected .
By the way, some applications, especially when it comes to gaming computers, prioritize a certain type of traffic .Bad.They have algorithms that turn their backs on system consumption in favor of Steam's performance.We fear that these applications should be put on hold when it comes to optimizing a VPN network.
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