VPN services are a good way to browse safely and anonymously, but most VPN services are commercial, meaning that you have to spend $5-$10/month to use them.
Only a few VPNs are completely free (e.g. Hotspot Shield), but there are services that are commercial and also have a free version (of course, with limited features). I have already written about CyberGhost and AlonWeb, now it’s time for PacketiX.NET.
PacketiX.NET online test service is a free VPN service offered by SoftEther. It is a test platform for developing PacketiX VPN 2.0, a high-security VPN system.
The good news is that this service can be used to browse with Japanese IP address.
PacketiX.NET setup
In order to install PacketiX.NET you have to download the client application “PacketiX VPN Client Manager” and a configuration file – “Secure.vpn“.The setup of this VPN service is not trivial. If you are interested, make sure you read the following tutorial before you get started.
PacketiX.NET Terms of Service
Here is what the producer says about the service:
SoftEther Corp. invites everyone to use this free service. We operate this system to research next generation VPN software technology, especially for measuring load, analysing stability and evaluating security in the case of a high number of users.
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The services offered by the PacketiX.NET Online Test Service are offered without warranty. They are offered by SoftEther, Corp. as part of an academic experiment. Thus, hardware errors can occur, and without preliminary notice, parts of the service can be stopped, settings can be updated, and the terms of service can be changed.
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its work smoothly …i like it… also torrent works((not full speed,but still working))
lets hope its keep working for free or not shutdown …
Peace
@paz – I did not try it with torrents. This is great news. Thank you, paz!
I follow all the steps..and my VPN got connected but still it was using my main connection and I cant visit all the block sites..I checked my ip it was showing my original IP..not Japanese One..How can I fix this?
@James – You said you could not visit ALL blocked sites, but were you able to visit some blocked sites? Also you could try to disable the other internet connections in order to make sure you use the Japanese one. Let me know the results.
i use ultravpn (https://www.ultravpn.fr) and i think it’s much faster than packetix! i managed to download torrent at 700kb/s with this free vpn. you get us and japanese ips as well…
How do they stay operational? The term of service said it’s academic research, so it this funded by the Japanese government?
@archer2 – They also have a commercial application PacketiX VPN.
i follow the step, and can do connection, its very smooth than ultrasurf. coz ultrasurf always got disconnect and bad for downloading.
Hi , I have a bit of a problem running the vpn on my vista computer. It runs on another xp comp but not in vista. Every time i try to create a virtual adapter, the program closes. I am running the 64 bit vista vpn. I am also behind a router. Here are the screen shots
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/801/vpnproblem.jpg
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9113/vpnproblem2.jpg
“The setup of this VPN service is not trivial.”
sounds like you did it the hard way ??
I know PacketiX setup is a so quick and easy, nothing to read really, up and running in under a minute..
Just go to right webpage and install the activex..
no joining, nothing
Blah…. Anytime i start tryin to Connect it gives me this stupid Error Number 13
Any ideas why?!
@Dan – I am also having the same prob. it kept replying error2. My lappy is behind router as well.
Error (Error Code 2):
Protocol error occurred. Error was returned from destination server.
I test ping to the virtual hub created..got good respond..telnet successful using the virtual host name and the port but when trying to connect using the packetiX client haih..it kept giving me the same error! Anyone hv any idea what the cause.
If ur looking for an alternative way to bypass japanese games and such
try using the VPN service provided in this blog
http://hubpages.com/hub/VPN-Virtual-Private-Network
You have to pay a little sum though but there
aint a better service than that one
Thank you on information my friend.I will test them right now.
I have installed PacketiX as instructed in the tutorial. I can connect successfully, but how come I still can not access Facebook and any other blocked sites here in China? What must be wrong with my setup? Anyone who can help? Thanks…
Just to clarify that if ever there is a paid-version of this, then it is NOT what I have installed. I just practically downloaded everything according to the links available at the top portion of this page, under “PacketiX.NET setup”.
Carlo
You are connecting fine ?
you have a tray icon with green, red, blue and purple alternating dots ?
google in address bar takes you to Japan’s google ?
Hi Oxyandy: That is correct. I have the tray icon as you have stated, and the icons of my LAN and VPN connections are both active and running. But when I try to connect to ANY blocked sites, I can not access. I’m using Firefox btw…
Thanks for your support.
It should work fine with either Firefox or IE, I have it running atm. no problems with any sites..
You didnt answer me about Google, does it take you to Japan’s google ?
It should….
I have never setup PacketiX from the guide as above..
I use the activex setup from http://www.packetix.net/en/secure/install/ takes a minute..
May I suggest you open the PacketiX manager delete the connection there and try the link above..
Hi Oxyandy: Yes, when I go to Google, it would show Japan’s site. I will try the link as you have suggested, and I will give update asap.
Thanks for standing by…
@Carlo –
Hi Oxyandy: No luck from my end. I can really successfully connect to PacketiX, but it seems that I still can not access ANY blocked sites. When I was using Hotspot Shield, and then Ultrasurf, I can do so. But now HSS is blocked, and U/S now intermittent. PacketiX would have been my saviour, but now I just can not make it work. My bad…
Well there are ‘other’ options, like dtunnel + vtunnel.com domains, a mate purchased a VPN service on taobao.com works well for him, I do use different dns servers, set in my router, not sure if that makes a difference, I will try later and use ISP default ones with this service later, but I doubt that makes a difference. Hotspot was good !
This packetiX service has never been as good.. peak evening times, particularly bad, late night, day time always better.
i installed packetix and setup the connecetion as per instructed. but im not directed to the japanese google site nor can i view any blocked site. HELP!
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