VPN protocols for restrictive networks
On an open network the protocol barely matters. On a network that actively blocks VPNs it decides whether you connect at all. These explainers cover how blocking works and which transports are built to blend in.
AVEE VPN — a VLESS/Reality subscription for Clash, v2rayN, Shadowrocket and other clients, from $1/mo, bought in the web cabinet. The Android and Windows apps are optional. Open the web cabinet →
Start here
- How ISPs block VPNs — what deep packet inspection can and cannot see, and why WireGuard is caught first.
- What is VLESS? — a minimal Xray transport that carries almost no signature of its own.
- What is the Reality transport? — TLS camouflage that needs no domain of its own and defeats active probing.
- VLESS vs WireGuard on restricted networks — speed versus resilience, without a universal winner.
How this connects to the country guides
Every country troubleshooting page — Pakistan, Turkey — points back to these explainers for the "why is this happening" part. The mechanism is the same everywhere; only the carriers and rules change.
AVEE uses VLESS/Reality. Get your subscription link in the web cabinet and import it into the client you already use.
FAQ
- Which VPN protocol is best for a censored network?
- One that blends in: a TLS-camouflaged transport such as VLESS with Reality, rather than plain WireGuard or OpenVPN. The comparison page goes through the trade-offs.
- Is a "protocol" the same as a "transport"?
- Loosely, people use both words. On this site, WireGuard and OpenVPN are full VPN protocols; VLESS and Reality are transports used by the Xray core that together do the same job.