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beacon2004
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 Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2023 11:08 am Post subject: VPN |
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Does High Speed sympatico provide a VPN Server or VPN address for secure connections for surfing the internet?
Still learning about this feature and I want to use it when I use my account. |
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BobCarrick
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No, VPN needs a back end to connect to via front end software (or hardware). it's normally used with companies to allow emplyees to connect to their work networks etc.
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beacon2004
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Thanks for your reply. However, since I already use a firewall for security purposes, are there any other options other then VPN for safe surfing? I hear VPN does provides good security for point to point tunnelling and would like to make use of this technology. Could you elaborate more on this for me? Any way I could still use this as part of my browsing experience?
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hitman247
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The thing we need to emphasize on is point to point. VPN is not really useful for anything other than encrypting data from 1 point to another. IF your gonna be surfing sites at random, then either u can -
1. set up a vpn server in say china, vpn to it and then go about browsing the net, or
2. use an anonymous proxy
Both solns will tend to give u problems if u use certain apps that require to have a "clean" net connection. |
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