Changelog V.42 Windows

KYJelly

Hey everyone! We updated our client installers with a fix.

sha256 checksum:
windows: 3827683ae52807743930a52c3e9624fe5e0c60003eeec31566c8d95f0bd65061
osx: 7995615d072fcdd7a1c91849a75a4c8a1748c26ee979098775daeb8ca7a6bd6a

Change log:
Update Mon Sep 9 2014 - v.42
- Fix issue when client could send 'server check' requests to localhost.

heyitsme

Thank you!

Is it Monday, or Tuesday?

KYJelly

@heyitsme Everyday should be Friday and your birthday...at least that's how I wake up every morning, lol!

heyitsme

I'm OK with Friday everyday, but, personally, I don't want a birthday everyday. Otherwise, you have my vote for Emperor of the Universe.

KYJelly

Puahahahahaha!

heyitsme

Well, I've cleared my cache and downloaded the installer twice, but I'm still getting v41. Someone let me know when you're able to grab it.

user1234

Just got it so here you go. Check hash to be the same as mentioned above.
http://BillionUploads.com/ietzbbib97rt

Peter_Brown

Thanks for fix, now my server log will not be complaining.


A nice little addition to the client could be this.

If you connect to Netherlands or any other Torrent Friendly VPN server, could the Open Port (ie what shows in the PIA Tray Tool Tip) could be written to a new file in the same location as the logs file.
This way It is simple to pick up the port number programatically for use in your torrent apps or other apps that require an open port. It should be very simple to do and only take a few mins to code it.
ie
If OpenPort = True
}
Open File openport.txt
Write OpenPort
Close File openport.txt
} else {
Delete File openport.txt
}

OmniNegro

Here. The same file, but with a new name. (It is here for the people who cannot download it from PIA for some reason. The checksum is identical since nothing besides the name was changed.)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yy0nm7sgokpf5jy/PIA VPN 42 installer_win.exe?dl=0

heyitsme

Thanks @user1234 & @OmniNegro. user1234 - your link gave me a page that said something like Bad IP when I tried it earlier. Thanks for uploading it though.

I'm usually able to get the file the first time, but I've tried several times today and always got v41, even just a few minutes ago. Whatever.

OmniNegro

Still get v.41

Use the Dropbox link I posted or the BillionUploads link @user1234 posted. The checksums are identical.

yamo

Any change log for Mac, or does the version number update even without updates for the mac client when windows gets one?

KYJelly

@yamo have you looked at this? https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/3709/mac-os-x-client-now-compatible-with-yosemite#Item_5

yamo

@KYJelly Yes i have, but thats for a few versions ago. What about this one and the latest one?

KYJelly

Hey @yamo, our dev team is in the process of deploying a new client.  The changelog should be out shortly.  I will make an announcement once it's available.  Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Peter_Brown

KYJelly,

Any chance of the port number file creation (Suggested above) can be added to the next client release. I seem to be getting a different port number most of the time when I am connecting to Netherlands and I have to keep looking to the systray icon wondering why my torrents are not working. Putting the port number into a file would life easier as a script could run to pick up the port number and update the torrent app without any user intervention.

Pretty Please

KYJelly

Hey @Peter_Brown, let me go ahead and forward this information to our dev team.  I will let you know what I hear~

Peter_Brown

That would be great KYJelly, I think it would help lots of customers who need an other port or torrent and having the file being created each time wll help with automating any port process we customers may use.

Perhaps if the Dev is happy to do this, then may be instead of a file created for just the open port they could do a file that contains the configuration for the current openvpn connection.
ie some of this data is burried in the Openvpn log amonst other details, maybe putting the saliant points of the VPN connection into a specific file. Something like the below example, and then there is more connection data one could use in automation. like external IP (UDPv4)
eg

Filename: PIA_VPN
<start>
Data Encryption: 'AES-128-CBC'
Data Authentication: Using 160 bit message hash 'SHA1' for HMAC authentication
Handshake: TLSv1.2, cipher TLSv1/SSLv3 DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384, 2048 bit RSA
UDPv4: 109.201.154.153:8080
Route: DHCP IP/netmask of 10.114.1.6/255.255.255.252
Open Port: 54678
<end>

Thanks.

Peter_Brown

Any luck yet on what the Devs might be doing KYJelly?

KYJelly

Hey @Peter_Brown!  This hasn't worked for you?

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/forum/discussion/3809/new-client-installers-v-43-win-os-x#latest

Peter_Brown

Hi KyJelly.

Yes I am running v43 (windows version on Win7) but I have not noticed any new files being created. I have just had a good look and can see no files

Can you point me to the location of where this new file with the port number should be written to so I can verify.

KYJelly

Hey @Peter_Brown.  This has not been completed yet.  We've been undergoing quite a few changes they have been pretty swamped.  Hopefully I'll have a better idea next week.  I apologize about this and I'll make sure I follow up on it.  Thank you for your patience.  (

Peter_Brown

^:)^

Peter_Brown

A hundred days have since past KYJelly, Have you forgotton or has PIA made a decision to not do this?

Peter_Brown

Another month has passed. Any news? or is PIA currently in "Posts, what posts" mood :-)

Peter_Brown

Whoooo, now up to 500 days, way to go PIA.

KYJelly promised, but not delievered.