Hello Friends:
I signed up for a HideMyA**.Com (HMA) Pro VPN/Proxy account today
(I'm new to HMA altogether, coming over from BTguard).
I have Linux PCs (Fedora 18 / 64 bit) and so I configured them to work with
HMA services via OpenVPN & NetworkManager.
Now, I can *seemingly* connect to HMA servers using UDP or TCP modes without a problem. Output of the following commands confirm this for me:
netstat -rn
ifconfig -a
cat /etc/resolv.conf
whataMyIP.org
But connecting is one thing. Trying to transfer data once connected, is another.
MY PROBLEM:
The moment I try to start transferring data, ANY DATA -- say, downloading a
Fedora DVD ISO image, or just running SpeedTest.net -- my Cable Modem Router (Motorola SBG6580) immediately reboots (almost like the internal O/S
panics).
This happens over UDP and TCP connections to HMA servers, and over a
variety of HMA servers. It's easily reproducible.
The make and model of the router is: Motorola SBG6580
The Time Warner provided firmware on it is: SBG6580-3.5.8.2-GA-01-488-01-NOSH
I don't know what the issue is. In the "Advanced" section, I did try enabling
both:
Ipsec PassThrough
PPTP PassThrough
Sadly, that did not correct my issue... Once I VPN connected and tried to
download data again, the modem again immediately rebooted. When I disconnect my O/S from HMA VPN servers, I can freely download data
with no modem issues.
Note: This never happened with the BTguard service, however it's been a
while since I used that, so it's not necessary the fault of HMA ... for example,
it could be firmware related.
It's strange. I'm simply connecting to OpenVPN servers (i.e. a VPN and Proxy
connection) from my PCs and the modem reboots as soon as I try to download
something.
Has anyone seen this, and know what the work around is?
What is the best way to troubleshoot this?
Thank you in advance!
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