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Connected, but nothing is getting through
Connected, but nothing is getting through: what the ForestVPN message net.liveness_failed means, why it appears and what to do about it.
Updated October 11, 2026
The app says: "Connected, but nothing is getting through."
What it means
The tunnel is up and its counters look fine, but a test packet sent by ForestVPN itself got no answer.
What to do
Turn ForestVPN off and on again.
Why it happens
A fault past the first hop that the counters cannot see, such as a network that carries the start and drops the data.
Where you see it
The ForestVPN apps show this message on the connection screen, and in a notification when it affects your connection. The code is net.liveness_failed.