StrongVPN Win10 all Protocol Test–20200814

Today I will be wall testing connections for all of StrongVPN’s protocols in the Windows version. The main focus of this will be on the IKEv2 protocol for detailed testing, with a quick test of OpenVPN, WireGuard, OpenVPN, SSTP, and L2TP. The main purpose of such testing is to find out how to use a flip-wall connection other than the IKEv2 protocol. Since the October crackdown is approaching, it’s time to prepare for it. I hope to find more ways or techniques to do this through this test. For your reference.

Local Device and Network：Windows10/200M/WiFi
First I’ll run a test of the local speed so that I can make a comparative reference for the speed once connected to the VPN. This is shown in the figure below.

Win10 StrongVPN App Connection Test:

Starting Time: Aug 14, 2020, 2:02 PM

The following test servers are randomly selected, but my testing may be primarily in the United States, with other regions as secondary.

Protocol: IKEv2

USA – Dallas: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 4200Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 177ms. Download: 0.31Mbps. Upload: 4.13Mbps.

USA – Houston: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 730Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 269ms. Download: 0.42Mbps. Upload: 4.12Mbps.

USA – Washington DC: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 7000+Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 219ms. Download: 7.44Mbps. Upload: 5.78Mbps.

USA – Charlotte: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Seattle: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 10000Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 174ms. Download: 0.55Mbps. Upload: 3.63Mbps.

USA – Atlanta: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 1600Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 235ms. Download: 0.24Mbps. Upload: 9.82Mbps.

USA – New York: First success. (Time efficiency: 7s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 730Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 238ms. Download: 0.38Mbps. Upload: 5.98Mbps.

UK – Glasgow: First success. (Time efficiency: 5s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 6500Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 261ms. Download: 0.65Mbps. Upload: 6.6Mbps.

UK – Maidenhead: First success. (Time efficiency: 9s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 3600Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 250ms. Download: 0.5Mbps. Upload: 9.92Mbps.

Taiwan – Taipei: First success. (Time efficiency: 4s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 4900Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 77ms. Download: 0.7Mbps. Upload: 6.19Mbps.

Switzerland – Zurich: First success. (Time efficiency: 6s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 5500Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 232ms. Download: 0.49Mbps. Upload: 16.83Mbps.

Japan – Tokyo: First success. (Time efficiency: 8s)
YouTube Connection Speed: 200Kbps.
Speedtest Ping: 106ms. Download: 0.1Mbps. Upload: 11.21Mbps.

Other Protocol and Quick Test:

WireGuard:

Taiwan – Taipei: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Dallas: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Charlotte: Failed. (Try once)
USA – Seattle: Failed. (Try once)

OpenVPN: Protocol: UDP. Port: 53

USA – Seattle: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
USA – Dallas: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
USA – Houston: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
UK – London: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
Taiwan – Taipei: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)

SSTP:

Taiwan – Taipei: Failed. (Error: Unable to connect to the VPN server. (0x80092013))
USA – Houston: Failed. (Error: Unable to connect to the VPN server. (0x80092013))
USA – Atlanta: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
USA – New York: Failed. (Error: Unable to connect to the VPN server. (0x80092013))

L2TP:

USA – New York: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
USA – Dallas: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
USA – Miami: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
UK – London: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
Taiwan – Taipei: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)
Singapore: First success. (Can use Youtube and Google, But I do not Test speed)

Summary: Today we tested all of StrongVPN’s protocols in Windows. IKEv2 was the main protocol tested, while other protocols were given a quick test. From the test results and my impressions, I found that OpenVPN and L2TP protocols are also very good choices, and tested them on multiple random servers, all of which connected successfully. Although I didn’t test the L2TP protocol in detail, a quick look at Google and YouTube show that its speed is not worse than IKEv2’s, and may even be better. Today, I found a new protocol available in China, and next time I’ll try to conduct a detailed speed test on IKEv2, OpenVPN, and L2TP to compare the server connection success rate, time efficiency, and the speed after the server connects. For your reference!

StrongVPN Win10 Version: 2.6.0.0
Protocol: IKEv2 / WireGuard / OpenVPN / SSTP / L2TP
Today’s Test Score: ★ ★ ★ ★