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Cannot Connect, Slow, or Dropping: What to Check

Updated 2026-09-05

Most problems are solved within the first four steps, and each step is quick. Separate the three symptoms: for “cannot connect”, check account, clock, region, method and local software; for “slow”, measure a local baseline and change region by carrier; for “dropping”, it is usually the phone’s battery saver or a network handoff. If everything fails, bring three things to the support group and it is usually located on the first reply.

Cannot connect

  1. Is the account still valid? Expiry is the number-one cause; log in to the site and check the title bar. A new account needs a trial or a payment before it has any time.
  2. Is the device clock right? Encrypted connections require the time to be within a few minutes; enable automatic time on phones and computers. A Cisco “untrusted certificate” prompt usually means this too.
  3. Change region. A region’s entry being interfered with by the carrier is common; another region usually connects.
  4. Change method. The same account works with the others: if the UDP methods (sing-box, private network, OpenVPN) fail, switch to Cisco over TLS. If that connects, the protocol was being interfered with, not the account.
  5. Disable security software and retry. On PCs, 360 and Kingsoft-style suites intercept encrypted connections — uninstall and reboot; on Windows the sing-box core may be quarantined, so restore it from Windows Security’s protection history and add an exclusion.
  6. Restart the router and the modem. Huawei, Xiaomi and TP-Link routers, and telecom modems that have not been restarted in ages, cause exactly this.

Slow

  1. First measure local speed without the route as a baseline (speedtest or the carrier’s test). If that is slow, no route will help.
  2. Choose region by carrier: northern Unicom try Japan and Korea; southern Telecom try Southeast Asia or Australia; other broadband try the China entry. Check the load lights on the region list and pick a green one.
  3. Is it 8–11 pm? Fast by day and slow at night is congestion, not a fault; in that window changing region beats reconnecting.
  4. Change protocol. On lossy networks sing-box’s hysteria2 is faster. When testing, choose an overseas test node — a domestic node cannot measure the cross-border link; with the web proxy, add the test site to the rules or switch to global temporarily, or you are measuring home broadband.

Dropping

  1. Phone battery saver: Android’s background limits kill the client — whitelist it and disable battery optimisation for it.
  2. Switching between Wi‑Fi and mobile data always rebuilds the connection; that is normal. The private network (Tailscale) recovers on its own; other methods need one reconnect.
  3. If it keeps dropping, switch to the web proxy: request by request with no long-lived connection, it never drops — at the price of routing only the browser.

Connected, but something is wrong

  • LAN devices unreachable or Chinese sites slow after connecting: Cisco routes everything, so inside China run the split-routing script from the Cisco section; sing-box switches to auto split in the client, the web proxy in the extension.
  • The site’s “current network” still shows your home carrier: the web proxy’s rules probably exclude this site — switch to global or add the site to the rules.
  • Chinese video still shows a region notice on the China route from abroad: the device’s IPv6 or DNS is bypassing the route; see the streaming guide.
  • The router admin page will not open or refuses the connection: the browser jumped to https; type the address with http:// in front.

Three things to bring to support

The connection method (private network / Cisco / OpenVPN / proxy / sing-box / router), the region, and the error text or a screenshot — plus the exact time. With those, most problems are located on the first reply; the support groups are on the contact page and the AI agent is on duty around the clock.

FAQ

Why did it work yesterday and not today?

An interfered-with address or a temporarily unreachable server is the most common cause, and another region usually connects; addresses rotate automatically without changing the client. An account that just expired is the other common cause.

sing-box installed but will not connect, or the program was deleted?

Antivirus false positive. Windows Security → Protection history → Restore, then add the install folder to the exclusions. If that is a nuisance, use the private network — it is commercially signed and never flagged.

Private-network login fails?

Ask in order: are you using the site account rather than an official Tailscale account; did you set the custom server with the address from the page first; is the account valid; are 5 devices already online. If you ever used an official account, log out of it first.

OpenVPN import error?

The client is too old for the newer encryption settings — update it; on Linux the first connection asks for credentials; after a password change, download the profile again.

Related pages

  • Contact page: support groups and email →
  • Which region is fastest from inside China →
  • Which connection method to choose →
  • Tencent Video or iQIYI blocked abroad? Fix it in 5 steps →
  • How to Choose a China VPN →
  • Does Cisco AnyConnect Work in China? →
  • Choosing a VPN Router →
  • How to Import a sing-box Subscription →
  • China VPN for Students Abroad →
  • What a Web Proxy Is and When to Use One →
  • Free or Paid China VPN? →
  • What the Private Network (Tailscale) Is →
  • How to Use OpenVPN and When to Choose It →
  • What the Router Firmware Does →
  • How to Reach Us and Never Lose Contact →
  • How We Differ from Other VPNs →
  • How to Recognise a Risky VPN App →
  • For the TV and the Grandparents at Home →
  • Watching Home Cameras and a NAS in China from Abroad →
  • What to Do When iOS Cannot Install an App →
  • Setting Up for Business Trips and Travel →
  • On a Company Laptop: No Admin Rights, Corporate VPN Already On →
  • Many Devices, One Setup, No Redo on a New Phone →
  • Routing a Synology or QNAP NAS →
  • Routing a Linux Server and Command-Line Tools →

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