Expired certificate

[GrumpyGeezer925]

Distribution

Windows 11

Package version

Any

Frequency

Always

Bug description

Can't load warpinator to my Windows 11 machine without possibly apocalyptic consequences. The error message says that the certificate had expired at the end of 2025.

Steps to reproduce

Internet search for 'warpinator'. (I use DuckDuckGo in (private) Firefox).

Expected behavior

Go to the site.

Additional information

None

[mtwebster]

GitHub is the only valid site for Warpinator.

If you're referring to warpinator.com, it's bogus, but the host has refused to remove it after multiple requests.

There's a warning about it in our README here:
https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator?tab=readme-ov-file#%EF%B8%8F-warning-fakemalicious-website

The README also lists the valid urls for Windows and Android versions.

[GrumpyGeezer925]

Thanks.  I downloaded from GitHub and now I have frustrations.  I have Warpinator installed and running on three machines, two Linux laptops (LinuxMint 22.3--Cinnamon) and my main Windows 11 desktop machine (which will be converted to Linux as soon as I can get everything working).  The W11 is where I have lived for a while, and has everything I want to transfer. Anyway, one of the laptops can recognize the other, but not vice versa (No matching results).  Also W11 can recognize only one of the laptops, but again, not vice versa.   All three have the group codes set identically.   All three have had their security codes 'ON', have had their 'services restarted' (repeatedly), and their firewall rules updated (repeatedly).   And the desktop, which can see a laptop refuses to transfer any folders, presumably because, while it sees the laptop, it identifies it as 'unavailable'.  No doubt because I can't get the laptop to play nice.   The desktop cannot see the other (2nd) laptop, nor can the other laptop see the desktop, but one problem at a time.  It's probably pointless, but I have even tried rebooting everything and turning off the second laptop so as not to confuse the others.   So to summarize; the laptop which can't see either of the others is intended as my main transitional Linux machine.  I have looked for possible hardware issues, and all is reported to be fine.     Another detail.  I had Warpinator open in W11, then I noticed that it showed my VPN (Mullvad) listed at the bottom, so I tried disconnecting that, with no luck.  "Mullvad" was now gone and was replaced by "WiFi".  Then when I re-connected the VPN, starting Warpinator now gives an error message warning that Smart APP blocked it because it may be unsafe and to get an app from Microsoft to help them track me, I mean to "open the 'feedback-hub link'."  So now I have nothing.   I'm at a standstill.  Is this another temporary glitch with Mint 22.3?  And how to I tell Smart App to take a hike? On Monday, January 26, 2026 at 08:51:42 AM CST, Michael Webster ***@***.***> wrote: mtwebster left a comment (linuxmint/warpinator#242) GitHub is the only valid site for Warpinator. If you're referring to warpinator.com, it's bogus, but the host has refused to remove it after multiple requests. There's a warning about it in our README here: https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator?tab=readme-ov-file#%EF%B8%8F-warning-fakemalicious-website The README also lists the valid urls for Windows and Android versions. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[GrumpyGeezer925]

Followup to yesterday:Just tried again.  Both Mint laptops got Linux Firmware updates.  Don't know if that was your doing, but it didn't work.  All still as yesterday.  W11 machine won't load Warpinator due to Smart App blockage, thus neither laptop can acknowledge the W11 machine, and one laptop sees the other but not vice versa (No other computers found).   On Monday, January 26, 2026 at 11:28:54 AM CST, ***@***.*** ***@***.***> wrote: Thanks.  I downloaded from GitHub and now I have frustrations.  I have Warpinator installed and running on three machines, two Linux laptops (LinuxMint 22.3--Cinnamon) and my main Windows 11 desktop machine (which will be converted to Linux as soon as I can get everything working).  The W11 is where I have lived for a while, and has everything I want to transfer. Anyway, one of the laptops can recognize the other, but not vice versa (No matching results).  Also W11 can recognize only one of the laptops, but again, not vice versa.   All three have the group codes set identically.   All three have had their security codes 'ON', have had their 'services restarted' (repeatedly), and their firewall rules updated (repeatedly).   And the desktop, which can see a laptop refuses to transfer any folders, presumably because, while it sees the laptop, it identifies it as 'unavailable'.  No doubt because I can't get the laptop to play nice.   The desktop cannot see the other (2nd) laptop, nor can the other laptop see the desktop, but one problem at a time.  It's probably pointless, but I have even tried rebooting everything and turning off the second laptop so as not to confuse the others.   So to summarize; the laptop which can't see either of the others is intended as my main transitional Linux machine.  I have looked for possible hardware issues, and all is reported to be fine.     Another detail.  I had Warpinator open in W11, then I noticed that it showed my VPN (Mullvad) listed at the bottom, so I tried disconnecting that, with no luck.  "Mullvad" was now gone and was replaced by "WiFi".  Then when I re-connected the VPN, starting Warpinator now gives an error message warning that Smart APP blocked it because it may be unsafe and to get an app from Microsoft to help them track me, I mean to "open the 'feedback-hub link'."  So now I have nothing.   I'm at a standstill.  Is this another temporary glitch with Mint 22.3?  And how to I tell Smart App to take a hike? On Monday, January 26, 2026 at 08:51:42 AM CST, Michael Webster ***@***.***> wrote: mtwebster left a comment (linuxmint/warpinator#242) GitHub is the only valid site for Warpinator. If you're referring to warpinator.com, it's bogus, but the host has refused to remove it after multiple requests. There's a warning about it in our README here: https://github.com/linuxmint/warpinator?tab=readme-ov-file#%EF%B8%8F-warning-fakemalicious-website The README also lists the valid urls for Windows and Android versions. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe. You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>