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The default port for SurfBouncer is 1194 -- the officially recognized port for the Open VPN application. Sometimes ISP's will block this port for various reasons. SurfBouncer will also run on other ports if 1194 is blocked. The configuration files below allow you to switch to port 443 or port 80 which will usually resolve the blockage.

Windows:

In order to change your port in Windows, download and run one of the following applets to switch your configuration automatically. The program will run almost instantly and make the changes behind the scenes.

If you wish to verify the change, open the file surfbouncer.ovpn. You can do this from the GUI by right-clicking and selecting "edit config". You can also open it directly from the directories referenced below, under the manual method. Finally, you can search for the file using the Windows search tool. Open the file using the Windows Notepad application which is likely the default on your computer.

The standard config file has several lines that look similar to this:

Surfbouncer personal vpn default port

The port 80 applet changes the lines to look like this:

Surfbouncer personal vpn port 80

The port 443 applet changes the lines to look like this:

Surfbouncer personal vpn port 443

Once you have verified the change, close the file without saving.
 

If you wish to do this manually:

Download one of the  the configuration files listed:
 

Save it into your "config" directory. Replace the old file with the new one and you are finished. The next time you launch SurfBouncer, the new port will be in effect. If you are already running the software, exit and restart to load the new file into the system.

For users of the Windows 32 version of SurfBouncer, the location of the config directory is C:\Program Files\SurfBouncer OpenVPN\config.

For users using the 64 bit version of SurfBouncer the location is C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config.

 

Mac:

Download the file desired below and place in your home directory, library, openvpn folder.

 

Download port 80 config file here Download port 443 config file here

 

If these changes do not resolve the issue, then you may have to switch to a TCP server. See the "TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds" section on the troubleshooting page for more details.

Note: If you are using a TCP server, running any of the above port changes will change you back to using the default UDP servers.

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