My location appears to block VPNs, how to bypass it?

My undisclosed location appears to be blocking VPN access. I would like to bypass this blockade.
Here is what Im using:
OS
openSUSE 13.1 KDE
VPN
SecurityKiss

I received the following form Security Kiss:

• Client ID
• Password
• Pre-Shared Key (PSK or secret)

I followed online instructions:
- created new PPTP VPN
- added Gateway from their list
However the VPN doesn't even appear to be connecting. No error message, nothing.

 

If you are in China read this

http://torrentfreak.com/new-vpn-technology-claims-to-thwart-great-firewall-of-china-140128/

 

Im in the land of the free and home of the brave. It's a public university that wants to know everything we do online. VPN used to work here few weeks ago until IT blocked it. Right now I got only Tor working but its speeds are like that of a snail.

 

Maybe ReQrypt?

 

It's for debian not for openSUSE, there is no .rpm package.

 

If your VPN service supports it, try switching to UDP on nonstandard ports. If that doesn't work, try connecting in TCP mode. TCP on port 443 (aka HTTPS) should get through anything sane.

Edit: I see that you're using PPTP. That's a bad idea. Use the OpenVPN configuration for SecurityKISS.

 

I don't think the location from which I browse the net has enough manpower to decrypt PPTP so Im okay with using it. And I don't mind if uncle sam knows that im watching netflix...

Now how to connect in TCP mode? i don't see an option anywhere.

 

That's not an option for PPTP.

I've read that OpenVPN is tops for getting through firewalls. But the comparison might not have included PPTP. I recommend that you just try it.

 

Tried OpenVPN for Security Kiss and it worked. I chose port 443 and connected without a problem. Funny because another paid VPN service wouldn't let me connect via 443.
Anyways Im glad I got it working and on a free VPN service too

 

Is SecurityKISS on UDP or TCP? What about the other VPN?

Cool

 

Not sure....
Here is what Security Kiss VPN states in its very brief Readme for OpenVPN

What I did was just this:

Gateway port 443
Use LZO compression
Use TCP connection

So according to the readme SecurityKiss is on 443 port and therefore connected through TCP. I tried using Gateway port 123 but it wouldn't connect.

The previous VPN service that I used (PIA), I remember changing port to 443 but my computer still wouldn't connect. Although I admit I might have had the configuration messed up since this was my first time setting up OpenVPN on linux.

 

OK, so SecurityKISS works in TCP mode on port 443.

I just asked on PIA support chat. They say to use ports 80, 110 or 443 for TCP, and 53, 1194, 8080 or 9201 for UDP. I suspect that you changed to port 443, but were still trying to connect in UDP mode.

Port usage varies among providers. AirVPN, for example, uses port 443 for both UDP and TCP modes.