XBox Live over PIA
I'm trying to get PC Xbox Live working over PIA. Specifically, get Forza Online working. I have to use UDP (port 53) to connect and when I connect to PIA, I get Teredo is Unable to Qualify (in Windows settings and Xbox app).
Tried enabling port forwarding, did not help. Also tried asking on Reddit and googling and also nothing.
v82 app (don't like the redesign), Windows 10 1903, connecting to the Czech server.
Tried enabling port forwarding, did not help. Also tried asking on Reddit and googling and also nothing.
v82 app (don't like the redesign), Windows 10 1903, connecting to the Czech server.
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My name is Bradley. Thank you for your response and for contacting customer support. VPN connections are never suggested for use with real-time online gaming. By the very nature of how VPN technology works, it's going to increase your latency, not decrease it exponentially. When you're connecting to a VPN server, you're first bouncing your connection off of a remote server, before it ever goes out to the internet, or back again; doing this doubles the routing path necessary for your connection, thus doubling your ping times.
After this, you then need to factor in encryption, which has to encrypt and decrypt every single packet of information that's being sent or received by you. That further increases your latency by a factor determined by the level of encryption used (the higher the level, the longer it takes to process; we use 128-bit, which has a processing factor of about 4x-8x per packet).
Thus, in the end, given what I've explained above, it is not at all uncommon to see ping times of 8x-16x+ your normal level, once everything is factored in.
Again, this is in no way unique to our service; this is how VPN technology works, especially encrypted VPN technology. Sorry for any confusion or inconvenience this may cause.
That said, you could try alternate server gateway locations to improve performance. You can also try different connection ports within our application. Also, you can try updating your MTU setting, which may help your connectivity as well.
Please let me know if there is anything else I can assist you with! Thank you for your patience and for allowing us to serve you for your VPN needs. If you need further assistance, please let us know! - PIA CS TEAM