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Internet Connection Issue #2 (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

All of my other devices are either Windows or Android for convenience. The VPN works on Windows, but I can't isolate this issue via that route as those devices are old and have their own issues.

I have tried running my system without vpn and this specific issue hasn't appeared from yesterday until now. It is making me feel a little uncomfortable not having it on though.

I'm going to try another suggestion, then I'll come back to this one if it still doesn't work.