VPN in CPH lounge
Dec 30, 2015, 5:22 am
#1
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VPN in CPH lounge
Anybody noticed you can no longer connect to an external VPN when using SAS wifi in the lounge? Airport wifi or 3G/LTE is fine, so it looks like SAS went to the trouble of deliberately blocking it. Which always seems a little suspect to me.
Dec 30, 2015, 1:05 pm
#2
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It should be a fairly recent change then. My next CPH departure is with BA, so I can't test again soon.
Jan 3, 2016, 11:07 am
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We all should remember that there are different kinds of VPN, some may be blocked and some not. The most common ones I think would be PPTP, IPSec and OpenVPN.
It would be interesting to read what kinds of VPN that members here experience are blocked.
It would be interesting to read what kinds of VPN that members here experience are blocked.
Jan 4, 2016, 8:06 pm
#8
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I was mostly curious if others had noticed or they were just experimenting when I was there.
Thx
Jan 5, 2016, 12:51 am
#9
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Blocking all but http(s) traffic is the naive way to try to rule out peer to peer sharing abuse...
This way the lounge operator can claim they do reasonable steps to protect the content providers rights... And avoid those silly lawsuits
This way the lounge operator can claim they do reasonable steps to protect the content providers rights... And avoid those silly lawsuits
Jan 8, 2016, 10:00 am
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How can they block VPN, i'm not sure whether they can trace the vpn tunneling through their network. I would still suggest you guys to ask the concerned support team of your vpn provider, Going on a public wifi is equally danger as you may reveal your information to others and thus using VPN in public WiFi is most important thing.
I always use Purevpn in Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur and Bolton airport.
I always use Purevpn in Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur and Bolton airport.
Having a choice between an open SAS lounge WiFi network that blocks my VPN (ExpressVPN) and an open airport WiFi network that allows VPN, the choice is pretty simple.
UA lounge networks also block some VPN connections. I guess SAS has copied their approach.
Jan 8, 2016, 12:57 pm
#11
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Anybody noticed you can no longer connect to an external VPN when using SAS wifi in the lounge?
Joke aside!
I have heard that SAS IT has bought some kind of Chinese-made network devices.
They have built in VPN-detection algorithms which kill VPN connections.
Jan 28, 2016, 1:02 am
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I was just in the CPH lounge because of an involuntary change to my itinerary. The wifi which I praised here has gone from great to terrible. Apparently their improvement was recognised and got praise so they had to go back and made it worse, in typical SK fashion. I could VPN just fine but whatever equipment they installed made sure it wasn't usable.
I don't understand how a multi-billion dollar company has an IT department that is this clueless. It was a great experience being let down by the useless wifi, while confirming they still haven't fixed the deleted points problem, while being at an airport I shouldn't have been at in the first place.
I don't understand how a multi-billion dollar company has an IT department that is this clueless. It was a great experience being let down by the useless wifi, while confirming they still haven't fixed the deleted points problem, while being at an airport I shouldn't have been at in the first place.
Jan 29, 2016, 1:05 pm
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I was just in the CPH lounge because of an involuntary change to my itinerary. The wifi which I praised here has gone from great to terrible. Apparently their improvement was recognised and got praise so they had to go back and made it worse, in typical SK fashion. I could VPN just fine but whatever equipment they installed made sure it wasn't usable.
I don't understand how a multi-billion dollar company has an IT department that is this clueless. It was a great experience being let down by the useless wifi, while confirming they still haven't fixed the deleted points problem, while being at an airport I shouldn't have been at in the first place.
I don't understand how a multi-billion dollar company has an IT department that is this clueless. It was a great experience being let down by the useless wifi, while confirming they still haven't fixed the deleted points problem, while being at an airport I shouldn't have been at in the first place.
Jan 29, 2016, 5:35 pm
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Could it be related to the lounge load? CPH lounges have quite predictable peak times. I think the internet is weak when there is many people in the lounge, and perfectly alright if there are few (which indicates that the link and/or equipment are not of sufficient power for the needs).
I was there today during 4pm and 6pm. Free seating spots but definitely not empty and it was quite slow at loading basic websites.
