What to Do If You Can’t Connect to CyberGhost VPN - Get an Unbreakable VPN Connection by Combining Starlink, Wi-Fi, 4G, 5G, and DSL with Speedify
You might not be able to connect to CyberGhost VPN servers at all when your connection is a public Wi-Fi hotspot. Thus, you won’t be able to do anything, whether you are trying to watch your favorite YouTube channel, join your friends online for a quick game, or if you need to get critical work down.
If you’re connecting to the Internet from airports, train stations, buses or other public places, chances are you are familiar with captive portals. It’s that splash screen is usually being brought up for you before connecting to the Internet.
Speedify delivers an unbreakable VPN connection by intelligently bonding multiple internet sources, ensuring continuous uptime and encrypted protection.
Why Speedify's VPN Tunnel is Unbreakable vs Other VPNs
Most VPNs stop working the moment one of your internet connections has a problem. If your Wi-Fi glitches, or your device briefly switches between 4G / 5G and Starlink, you can suddenly lose your VPN connection.
Speedify is built to prevent that. Instead of relying on just one connection, Speedify can use all your available internet connections at the same time: Wi-Fi, Ethernet, 4G / 5G cellular, even Starlink or other satellite. If one connection slows down or drops, Speedify instantly moves your traffic to another internet source so your VPN stays connected and your online activity isn’t interrupted.
In this video, you’ll see how Speedify keeps your internet connection secure, smooth, and reliable by intelligently spreading your encrypted data across the available connections. The result: an unbreakable VPN tunnel.
Combining multiple internet sources like WiFi, 4G, 5G, & Starlink together makes Speedify's secure VPN tunnels unbreakable
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No matter how secure your VPN is, if you experience a drop in your Internet connection, either your VPN tunnel will break leaving you unprotected, or you’ll be stuck offline. Speedify is the only VPN that seamlessly combines all of your connections, including WiFi, 4G, 5G, Ethernet, and Starlink, into one unbreakable connection to keep you online and secure.
Speedify will automatically detect any available Internet connections on your device, encrypting and intelligently distributing your online traffic between them for optimal performance. If you need help we have quick start guides available for most common set ups.
Join multiple mobile personal hotspots at the same time
Speedify's Pair & Share is a feature that enables you to connect to multiple personal hotspots at the same time and wirelessly share LTE, 4G, and 5G cellular connections back and forth between multiple Speedify users on the same local network to create a faster, more reliable connection for everyone.
With Speedify, all of your available internet sources - even shared personal hotspots - are combined inside the secure VPN tunnel with your encrypted traffic intelligently distributed between them, while split tunneling allows blocked sites to bypass. So, if any connection slows down or drops out, the VPN tunnel stays active and the other connections will automatically take over to keep you securely, seamlessly connected.
Why CyberGhost VPN Doesn’t Work with Public Wi-Fi
Some CyberGhost VPN users encounter connection problems with public Wi-Fi networks, such as Starbucks. Apparently, the device initiates the connection to the captive portal (login page), but it gets cut off and unable to connect.
The only fix available to get online is to stop using CyberGhost VPN. But then, your online privacy would be affected. Moreover, your chances of being hacked are higher as you’re connecting to public Wi-Fi networks.
This happens because of the way VPNs and captive portals work. Running a VPN while trying to connect to a network with a captive portal will not work. A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between you and a server in the cloud. Any traffic outside of that tunnel is not allowed. On the other hand, the network setup of a captive portal will see a completely different IP than the one it’s expecting. So, you won’t be able to display the login page and connect to the Internet.
Troubleshooting CyberGhost VPN Connection Problems on Public Wi-Fi
When you’re having CyberGhost VPN connection problems, you can check out this connectivity troubleshooting collection of articles on their website.
Still having an issue? There are different types of captive portal setups. Some of them allow accessing them via specific ports from the Internet. In this case, if you know the port, then you can manually connect to the login page while running CyberGhost VPN. See this Reddit thread about using VPN port 53 to bypass captive portals.
But most login pages have specific rules in place which don’t allow external connections – like the one from your CyberGhost VPN server. In this case, if you’re an advanced user, you can try some of the solutions suggested here. Also, check out this interesting thread on the OpenWRT forum.
Remember to Stay Safe when Using Public Wi-Fi: Use a VPN
The best way to keep your information safe while accessing a public Wi-Fi is by using a VPN. A VPN encrypts your data so if there is someone monitoring the network, they won’t be able to read the information you’re sending.
But what if your VPN (such as CyberGhost VPN) is not working on public Wi-Fi? Here are a number of ways in which you can minimize public Wi-Fi security risks:
- Don’t allow your device to auto-connect to open Wi-Fi networks
- Don’t access http websites. Only access https websites as they are more secure
- Log out of all account once you’re done using them
The best way to stay safe on public Wi-Fi is to use a VPN so your traffic gets encrypted. However, there are two problems with CyberGhost VPN:
- you have to disconnect it while accessing the captive portals (Wi-Fi login pages), otherwise you won’t be able to access them.
- CyberGhost VPN makes the connection slower. And since public Wi-Fi networks are generally pretty slow, using CyberGhost with them becomes difficult.
Try Another VPN to Stay Safe when CyberGhost VPN Doesn’t Work on Public Wi-Fi
Unlike CyberGhost VPN, Speedify can make the difference between a direct Internet connection and one that requires a login page. When you join a WiFi hotspot with a login page, Speedify’s captive portal assist takes over:
- Speedify will show you a notification asking you if you want to login.
- In the meantime, your other ongoing online activities (like Skype / Slack calls, streaming, gaming) will continue to work via the cellular connection, protected by Speedify
- If you click the notification (or the message in the app), Speedify will pop up the login screen in a window.
- After you login successfully, Speedify will immediately start using the WiFi connection.
Speedify uses channel bonding technology to be able to combine multiple Internet connections at once. In the example above, it uses both WiFi and cellular connections on your smartphone computer. So, when the WiFi login page comes into play, it’s able to seamlessly transfer traffic over to the other connection(s) until you successfully authenticate on the network.
Best of all – if you’re on one of those pesky WiFi connections that require you to login every hour or so, you’ll be protected by Speedify. Your gaming, streaming or any other activities won’t be interrupted, as Speedify’s failover protection will make sure to switch traffic to the other working connections.
Are you still using CyberGhost VPN, even though you’re seeing connection problems? Try Speedify – as a VPN, it has recently been ranked as the fastest service by Tom’s Guide.
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