L2TP VPN on Ace VPN servers

That's right! We are rolling out support for L2TP VPN on our network. The L2TP support is still in beta and is available on USA and Germany servers at this time. We plan to roll out the L2TP support on other servers in the next few weeks. Your existing Ace VPN account works on L2TP [...]

By |2009-12-25T21:35:14-05:00December 25th, 2009|Network|0 Comments

EU: New server in Germany

We have added a new server in Germany. We are still testing this server and both Openvpn and PPTP are supported. Access to this server is available to all premium subscribers at no extra cost. We would appreciate any feedback you provide on the speed and other connectivity issues if any. Please download the new [...]

By |2017-10-02T18:58:49-04:00December 14th, 2009|Network|2 Comments

OpenVPN build with save password enabled for Windows

At Ace VPN, We are always striving hard to provide the best service and improve the user experience. The ability to not save the password is annoying. We have re-compiled openvpn with --enable-password-save option. Note: Saving password is against the security best practices. Use it with caution. To save your password Open C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\acevpn-pass.txt in [...]

By |2017-10-06T10:56:24-04:00December 7th, 2009|Tutorial|0 Comments

EU: New server in Netherlands

We have added a new server in Netherlands. We are still testing this server and only openvpn is supported at the moment. Support for PPTP will be added at a later date. Access to this server is available to all premium subscribers at no extra cost. We would appreciate any feedback you provide on the [...]

By |2009-12-04T11:24:14-05:00December 4th, 2009|Network|2 Comments

Finding Optimum MTU size

Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) in simple words is the maximum IP packet size in bytes, that can be transmitted over the underlying network. One of the easy and most accurate ways to test for optimum MTU is to do a simple DOS Ping test. You will simply send out ping requests and progressively lower your [...]

By |2017-10-02T18:53:39-04:00December 2nd, 2009|Tutorial|1 Comment

Change MTU setting to fix connectivity issues

If you are facing any of the following ... Speed issues Not able to open certain websites or connect to instant messengers VPN disconnects frequently The issue is most likely related to MTU. Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) in simple words is the maximum IP packet size in bytes, that can be transmitted over the underlying [...]

By |2017-10-02T18:54:28-04:00December 1st, 2009|Tutorial|0 Comments

US: New server in PA, USA

We have added a new server in Pennsylvania, USA. Following is the speed test result. Please download the new configuration files. If you are using Ace VPN on routers or other devices you will have to manually update the IP's from the configuration file. The installation instructions are available at https://www.acevpn.com/contact-ace-vpn#kb

By |2017-10-02T19:31:48-04:00November 25th, 2009|Network|0 Comments

US: Colorado server IP change

The CO server is being moved to a different rack due to some network maintenance in the data center. The IP of the server will change after the move. We will update this post when the move is complete. Update: Move complete. Please download the new configuration files. If you are using Ace VPN on [...]

By |2009-11-12T12:20:49-05:00November 12th, 2009|Network Issues|0 Comments

UK: Server .110 issues

The UK server with IP ending .110 is offline due to some failure. We are working with the data center to get this server up ASAP. Update: The server is up and running. We will continue to monitor this server. If you have any issues related to this server please contact us.

By |2009-11-10T19:08:49-05:00November 10th, 2009|Network Issues|2 Comments

Welcome to Ace VPN

Welcome to acevpn.com. This blog is part of our new site launch. We are making certain changes to the way we send out the status and updates to our service. To minimize the email communications, from now on we plan to publish the status and updates to the blog at http://www.acevpn.com/blog. You would continue to [...]

By |2016-11-09T16:33:06-05:00November 2nd, 2009|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Welcome to Ace VPN