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Viscosity For Mac & Windows: Version 1.7.10

Version 1.7.10 of Viscosity has been released for both Mac and Windows! This update has a focus on improved support for bridged VPN connections, with new options for DHCP-set routes, automatic route delay, and routing and DNS improvements. We've also made a great deal of small changes and bug fixes to address user feedback.

Bridged (TAP) connections can now use a "route-delay auto" advanced command to wait for a DHCP and/or IPv6 auto-configuration assigned IP address, instead of having to manually specify the number of seconds to wait. This will allow for faster initial connection times, especially for those on low-latency connections.

This version also supports the use of a DHCP-assigned default gateway (using a "dhcp" parameter for the Default Gateway option) to make IPv4 routing setup easier, along with a "route-ipv6-gateway" advanced command to make IPv6 setup easier.

On the macOS side, we've also improved DNS support when using DHCP and IPv6 auto-configuration, added support for routes pushed via DHCP, and added support for Continuity so macOS features like HandOff, message forwarding, and receiving calls should work as expected while connected to a VPN connection.

Finally, this release also works around a session-token handling issue in OpenVPN that could incorrectly cause a connected VPN connection to disconnect with an authentication failure once a session timeout was reached.


Version 1.7.10 Mac Release Notes:

added
Support for macOS Continuity while connected to VPN connections
added
Automatic route-delay now supported for connections using DHCP
added
Support for routes set using a DHCP server
added
Support for setting a default IPv6 route gateway
improved
Allows the default route gateway to be a DHCP server
fixed
Resolves stuck connection if a PKCS#11 driver fails to load
fixed
Resolves a potential crash when using a proxy PAC file
fixed
Workaround for issue with OpenVPN's session token handling
fixed
Resolves case where Automatically reconnect option may display incorrectly
fixed
Various bug fixes and enhancements


Version 1.7.10 Windows Release Notes:

added
Automatic route-delay now supported for connections using DHCP
improved
Allows the default route gateway to be a DHCP server
fixed
Resolves issue importing some configurations using <connection> tags
fixed
Fixes display issue with the main menu
fixed
Workaround for issue with OpenVPN's session token handling
fixed
Various bug fixes and enhancements

The 1.7.10 update can be automatically installed from inside Viscosity, or downloaded and manually installed. For support with this version please visit our support section.