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중국에서 VPN이 작동하지 않는 이유는 무엇인가요?
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⚠️ SYMPTOM
중국에 도착해서 VPN을 실행했는데 아예 연결되지 않거나, 연결은 되지만 트래픽이 전혀 로드되지 않습니다.
🔍 MOST LIKELY CAUSE
중국 Great Firewall은 대부분의 상용 VPN 프로토콜을 능동적으로 탐지하고 차단하며, 무료 VPN과 관리가 되지 않는 OpenVPN 설정은 중국 입국 후 며칠 이내에 차단됩니다.
✓ HOW TO FIX
중국에 입국하기 전에 난독화 기능이 있는 유료 VPN 두 개(Astrill StealthVPN, LetsVPN 또는 NordVPN 난독화 옵션)를 설치해 두고, 하나가 차단되면 서버를 전환하세요.
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