I've done some research, read some other posts here and from what I can tell it is completely legitimate and shouldn't violate the TOS to be asking this, but of course that would be the call of the mods.

Choosing a vpn
#1
Posted 16 August 2010 - 08:59 PM

I've done some research, read some other posts here and from what I can tell it is completely legitimate and shouldn't violate the TOS to be asking this, but of course that would be the call of the mods.
#2
Posted 18 August 2010 - 01:35 PM

In the interest of securing my privacy, I've been looking into setting up a VPN connection for my home computers. I'm not quite sure what I should be looking for, whether there are good free services or decent moderately priced options.
I've done some research, read some other posts here and from what I can tell it is completely legitimate and shouldn't violate the TOS to be asking this, but of course that would be the call of the mods.
What exactly are you trying to accomplish with your home network?
#3
Posted 31 August 2010 - 06:52 PM

#4
Posted 01 September 2010 - 12:16 PM

a VPN is a Virtual Private Network. A VPN basically sets up an encrypted (hopefully, assuming you're using the right technology) tunnel through the internet from point A to point B and while that sounds neat for keeping your INTERNET connections secure, it's not (completely)...a VPN requires a client and an endpoint. the client would be your computer, and an endpoint would be a router/firewall/concentrator on the other end of the connection (like your office). by definition a VPN has a finite start and a finite end so you can't just throw up an open ended VPN that would keep your traffic secure while surfing the INTERNET.
you could check out the TOR anonymity network (specifically vidalia and TOR) as a bit of an option (though not complete as this just anonymizes your connection, not secure it) but even going through several proxies and anonymizers isn't fool proof, if someone REALLY wants to track you they will.
the closest thing to what you're looking for that i've found is the secure browsing technology built into the IronKey USB drive. it basically routes all of your internet traffic (assuming you've got the drive plugged in and you're using the secure sessions browser built into the drive) from your machine into a modified version of the TOR network that's encapsulated in a VPN tunnel...so basically when you go to a website, someone could see the traffic leave your computer destined for the closest entry point on the IronKey TOR system, once your traffic hits that entry point it would fall off the map untill it comes back out through a random exit point on the network (which the person looking at your local traffic would never see because they wouldn't know where to look)
#5
Posted 01 September 2010 - 01:15 PM

#6
Posted 03 September 2010 - 07:37 AM

You can do the same thing by booting from a Linux Live CD or by dual booting, which is something I have done for more than a decade.
#7
Posted 03 September 2010 - 09:46 AM

#8
Posted 04 September 2010 - 09:40 AM

From a remote PC to home a person can tunnel X over SSH or do just the opposite, depending on the circumstances.
For general surfing, Tor/Vidalia/Privoxy may be a good choice, as long as the user knows the exit node can not be trusted entirely.
If I'm missing something here please feel free to point it out.
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