how to make a vpn connection work in sl without logging me off after a couple mins...?

[Elusivo Landar]

when i use my normal cable internet connection, everything works fine, hours without a crash or disconnection, but when i use my same cable internet connection using a vpn connection then i can log in to sl, but after a minute or two my avatar can't walk anymore, then a few seconds later can't chat, and a few secs more i crash...

Is there a fix to enable the use of vpns with sl?

 

btw, i have tried a lot of other diferent online games and services and they all work flawlessly through the vpn, just secondlife fails

[LucasRespite]

Firstly, idk the exact reason for your issue... That said consider the data transfer, most games data is stored client side and the send packets are relatively small (ie. player location, shot placement, ect... =small data packets). Many VPNs limit the amount of data/bandwidth which means if downloading or uploading large amount of data such as inventory the connection will fail or exceed the data transfer limit.

Bandwidth maybe an issues if the VPN service restricts it causing "lag"/ latency and/or logout form the server.

I hope this is helpful, and someone else chime in here?

[Rolig Loon]

This thread is over 5 years old, so the OP has either solved the problem or left SL altogether several years ago.  However, if he's still around  (or if someone else has this problem) a good place to start looking for a solution is the Knowledge Base article at  https://community.secondlife.com/knowledgebase/english/using-second-life-with-a-firewall-r599/Section_.3    . 

[Nalates Urriah]

I'll point out, it is not likely to ever work. A VPN (virtual private network) is typically used to go from one secure location to another. Setup is required on both ends. As an SL user you can only control one end of the network. AFAIK, the Lab does not offer a VPN connection.

[Liamsrealm]

I am thankful for the newer posts on this thread as I was thinking of trying a VPN to see if it would solve the issues I was having before. But, the thread here is telling me it most likely would make matters worse. I have wiped my drive and started with a fresh install of windows 7. Thinking, maybe all the back ground things going on with windows 10 might be causing the issues I was having. So far, I have seen an improvement with my connection issues, whether it was windows 10 or the small two way firewall I had been using the past 6 years was at fault, idk.

[lolalab69]

I just started using a vpn and now i can't log in to Second life at all. Soooo I guess I will have to go back to no vpn then. That's a pain but there you have it.

[Lindal Kidd]

A VPN will work with SL, but it needs to be a fast one. The free ones are likely too slow. I had good results with NordVPN.

[Anna Nova]

I have used free ProtonVPN (I have a paid email account with them) recently from UK with the exit node in the US (New York, as it happens).  It worked quite well, but then issues started to crop up as I moved about a lot with TP - I put this down to the large amount of data a new region move makes.  If you are standing in a 'chat' place for hours it would work I guess, especially with Draw Distance short.