I’m on a 1gbps connection. Using the app or connecting to the VPN through the OS, using L2TP, Wireguard gives me about 100-200mbps connection to the fastest servers.
However, using the chrome extension completely blows it out of the water, giving me 700-800mbps connected to the same servers… which is amazing.
I’m wondering what connection protocol the chrome extension uses, and if there’s any way I can access that protocol for things other than the browser, to enjoy the higher speeds (even if it’s at the expense of security). I noticed Shadowsocks is fast (maybe 200mbps+) but nowhere near as fast as the chrome extension.
the chrome extension isnt a VPN its a Proxy thats why its faster ( No “vpn” app on any browser is actually a “vpn” its a Proxy you cant run a VPN on a browser yet )
the fastest connection should be on windows either IKEV or Wireguard , but its limited by CPU speed and the Network stack of windows.
on Linux you can reach up to 800-900 mbps with a good CPU because usually the Linux network stack doesnt get as easily bogged down.
Yes, I figured it must be a proxy due to the performance.
The only available proxy I can find in Surfshark’s login credentials is shadowsocks. But shadowsocks doesn’t work on some of the servers this in-browser proxy works on, and isn’t as fast.
Is there a way to access this proxy outside of the extension to route all my http traffic over, for instance?
What do you recommend on linux? I know wireguard doesn’t work on linux, as the app supports only openvpn, so I guess IKEV would be providing 800-900mbps? I’ve got a linux server in my home so I will give it a try.