Re: Wireguard does not work in Iran

[Houman <houmie@gmail.com>]

David,

Thanks for sharing this. That's an impressive list of ways to connect
with Wireguard that I wasn't even aware of.

With the exception of shadowsocks, would the other obfuscations that
you listed here such as "Iptables extension'' or "swgp-go"  also work
with the Wireguard iOS library? As I understand it, both the server
and client have to support it.

Many Thanks,
Houman


On Wed, 28 Sept 2022 at 20:26, David Fifield <david@bamsoftware.com> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2022 at 09:32:04AM +0000, Mehdi Haghgoo wrote:
> > It seems that Wireguard does not work at all in Iran.
> > I used to use it with nmcli on Linux, but recently it just does not work, even with ADSL Internet (Mobile internet is mainly shut down).
> >
> > I suspect it is not because UDP is completely blocked, because I see some other VPNs are working with UDP. Could the co
> >
> > Are there any suggestions to make Wireguard work under recent harsh Internet crackdowns?
>
> Some people are reporting success with two-hop proxies, since not all
> networks in Iran are subject to the same blocking rules. The first hop
> is to another host in Iran that is less censored; the second hop crosses
> the border. I haven't seen a report of someone doing this with
> onobfuscated WireGuard specifically, but it may work. The second link in
> the list has a kcptun component, which is UDP.
>
> tutorial for multi-hop shadowsocks servers
> https://github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/126
>
> Tutorial: setting up a Tor bridge for Iran
> https://github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/127
>
> Two-layered access
> https://forum.torproject.net/t/two-layered-access/4783
>
> In terms of obfuscation for the WireGuard protocol, here are some
> references:
>
> Iptables WireGuard obfuscation extension
> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2022-September/007822.html
>
> swgp-go (userspace obfuscation proxy)
> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2022-June/007638.html
>
> WireGuard with obfuscation support
> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2021-September/007142.html
> https://github.com/net4people/bbs/issues/88
>
> WireGuard obfuscation using shadowsocks
> https://lists.zx2c4.com/pipermail/wireguard/2019-January/003809.html