ProtonVPN stopped working on FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE
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Nick-6 · 2022-06-04 06:50

I've upgraded from 13 to 13.1 on release date and the `protonvpn-cli`
works until today.

    % doas protonvpn-cli -f
    Fetching ProtonVPN servers...
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "<stdin>", line 33, in <module>
      File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/random.py", line 290, in choice
        raise IndexError('Cannot choose from an empty sequence') from
None
    IndexError: Cannot choose from an empty sequence
    Connecting...
    [!] Error connecting to VPN.


    % uname -nmr
    FreeBSD 13.1-RELEASE amd64

**Update**

*It works again on the next day.*

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rk470 · 2022-06-04 10:35

protonvpn-cli is deprecated and the pkg is unmaintained, I just talked
to support about a different issue last week. Just use OpenVPN.

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Nick-6 · 2022-06-04 10:39

Thanks. I've noticed the port is unmaintained in `pkg info -D
protonvpn-cli` since 13.0. It seems changes in 13.1 somehow make it
unusable. I'll try OpenVPN.

Beside OpenVPN, which options are available for a FreeBSD desktop
user?

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masterblaster0 · 2022-06-04 11:17

I have a free account and just installed the port. It is working for
me. Tried the -f, -c and -l options so far. This is also on
13.1-RELEASE.

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rk470 · 2022-06-04 11:18

If you don't want to use OpenVPN directly you can use networkmgr. No
idea, beyond that.

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Nick-6 · 2022-06-04 11:22

Are you using the port version? I'm using pkg version and tried it on
fresh installed system on VirtualBox but still not working.

Edit - I found that port and pkg has the same version.

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masterblaster0 · 2022-06-04 12:43

>Edit - I found that port and pkg has the same version.

Was a valid question though in case some config option was selected in
the port. But no, I'm using the pkg version.

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No_Cryptographer_311 · 2022-06-04 19:15

I suggest WireGuard all your life, but OpenVPN can be good too.
FreeBSD supports both protocols, both as servers and clients. Their
configuration is really trivial. Much more supported than clients tied
to a specific VPN service.

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onymousbosch · 2022-06-04 22:23

ProtonVPN is in the process of retiring some older servers. They sent
out an email asking people to download new credentials for newer
servers. Perhaps this is causing your issue.

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Nick-6 · 2022-06-05 09:44

Haven't received that mail. Maybe cos I'm using free version?

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onymousbosch · 2022-06-05 19:56

You probably aren't using one of the affected servers.

Here:

Hi!

At Proton, we continuously work towards improving and growing our
infrastructure. Sometimes this requires retiring certain servers. You
recently connected with either your router or some downloaded
configuration of OpenVPN and/or StrongSwan to a deprecated server.
This server will soon be retired and it will no longer be possible to
connect to it. In order to keep enjoying Proton VPN, please download a
fresh configuration for your client or router from

https://account.protonvpn.com/downloads#openvpn-configuration-files

Thank you,
The Proton Team