On older versions it used to try endlessly to reconnect if connection fail, but in latest it only tries for limited retries and goes into disconnected mode and pia tray goes red... no more retry to connect.
This is a known issue. The main reason for this is to not hammer the servers or your ISP with reconnections right after a failure.
I've already reported that one and suggested letting it reconnect infinitely but with a delay between attempts. It should make its way into a future release, but I don't have any ETA to give.
You can stay on the old version for now if this is a big issue for you or you can also set up OpenVPN instead as an alternative.
Then what's the point in using PIA app when we should run other watchdog scripts to check our vpn? I thought using PIA app is to prevent all other scripts to check our privacy.
eh? you run your system the way you want. you have software tools to establish the configuration you prefer. a teeny script to keep an eye on your VPN status has no direct effect on "our privacy". talk sense, mister.
As I said in my previous post, it is already known and reported. I worked with the developers today on possible fixes for this
As for the hammering, it's not that big of a deal but it generates a lot of unnecessary traffic, and if the reason the server is unreachable is network congestion/DDoS that's just adding more to it and making it harder for it to come back up. Thousands of clients trying to connect multiple times all together at the same time in itself is kind of a mini DDoS. That's why most software have a reconnect timer.
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V70 reconnect but later versions dont ...
I've already reported that one and suggested letting it reconnect infinitely but with a delay between attempts. It should make its way into a future release, but I don't have any ETA to give.
You can stay on the old version for now if this is a big issue for you or you can also set up OpenVPN instead as an alternative.
I disconnect internet from modem, and reconnect it after 10 minutes.
On v70 PIA app reconnects, but later versions not.
you may easily (programmatically) check the status of your VPN link every 10 minutes and, if down, initiate VPN establishment.
I thought using PIA app is to prevent all other scripts to check our privacy.
a teeny script to keep an eye on your VPN status has no direct effect on "our privacy". talk sense, mister.
As for the hammering, it's not that big of a deal but it generates a lot of unnecessary traffic, and if the reason the server is unreachable is network congestion/DDoS that's just adding more to it and making it harder for it to come back up. Thousands of clients trying to connect multiple times all together at the same time in itself is kind of a mini DDoS. That's why most software have a reconnect timer.