VPN connected, Codex is unstable—sometimes it’s unavailable or times out. In those cases, using the web version of ChatGPT still works.
Resolved 💬 7 comments Opened Dec 18, 2025 by binlin1973 Closed Dec 18, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (github-actions[bot], contributor)
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What version of Codex is running?
codex-cli 0.73.0
What subscription do you have?
plus
Which model were you using?
- gpt-5.1-codex-max (current) Latest Codex-optimized flagship for deep and fast reasoning.
What platform is your computer?
uname -mprs Linux 5.15.0-163-generic x86_64 unknown cat /etc/os-release PRETTY_NAME="Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)" NAME="Debian GNU/Linux" VERSION_ID="12" VERSION="12 (bookworm)" VERSION_CODENAME=bookworm ID=debian HOME_URL="https://www.debian.org/" SUPPORT_URL="https://www.debian.org/support" BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.debian.org/"
What issue are you seeing?
VPN connected, Codex is unstable—sometimes it’s unavailable or times out. In those cases, using the web version of ChatGPT still works.
Working (7s • esc to interrupt) ...
Working (17s • esc to interrupt) ...
What steps can reproduce the bug?
Uploaded thread: 019b27af-ae92-76a2-9d2b-ffb0cccb1563
What is the expected behavior?
_No response_
Additional information
_No response_
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What is the expected behavior?
Stable under any condition or scenario, especial VPN
When you say it's "unstable", what do you mean? Are you seeing an error message? Is it hanging?
Thanks for uploading your logs and session information. I see a few errors there that look like networking problems. This appears to be a connectivity or VPN issue. I don't think there's anything actionable here for the codex team, so I'm going to close the issue.
it hanging, no response, as this
Hi
Working (7s • esc to interrupt) ...
....
Working (1m50s • esc to interrupt) ...
meanwhile visit https://chatgpt.com/, it's OK
if I Ctrl + C, it display
Conversation interrupted - tell the model what to do differently. Something went wrong? Hit
/feedbackto report the issuethen I input `/feedback, upload OK
I suppose it's related to network. but I hope when it happens, codex can refresh network connection ASAP, like I visit https://chatgpt.com/, every time I refresh the webpage, then connection refreshes.
I have the same issue，it showed “working” too long time，I have to press esc，and do the task again，some time I have to change the model