Bug 163486 – [SOUP] MiniBrowser: play.spotify.com page does not work after a VPN connection is (de)activated

• Status: RESOLVED
• Resolution: INVALID
• Component: WebKitGTK

[Regényi Balázs]

Original issue: https://github.com/tiliado/nuvolaplayer/issues/256

So, I use VPN, but not always. If the MiniBrowser is running with https://play.spotify.com and I (de)activate my vpn connection then the app can not continue the playing and any items do nothing. I have to reload the page to continue the normal working.

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS
Release:        16.04
Codename:       xenial

$ unity --version
unity 7.4.0

$ uname -m
x86_64

[Michael Catanzaro]

It's not specific to Spotify, I've seen various connection problems after disconnecting from a VPN. I'm not sure if these are WebKit bugs, though, or if it's just to be expected.

[Carlos Alberto Lopez Perez]

After connecting/disconnecting from/to a VPN, it is expected that your default route has changed. It is also expected that your external IP has changed. So any established TCP connection is broken. And we can't do anything about this.


I guess that your best option is just to reload the current page.


I guess the same happen when using any other browser like Chromium or Firefox, right?

[Michael Catanzaro]

(In reply to comment #2)
> After connecting/disconnecting from/to a VPN, it is expected that your
> default route has changed. It is also expected that your external IP has
> changed. So any established TCP connection is broken. And we can't do
> anything about this.
> 
> 
> I guess that your best option is just to reload the current page.
> 
> 
> I guess the same happen when using any other browser like Chromium or
> Firefox, right?

This sounds right to me.