Winterlight wrote: > Using a VPN to protect yourself when using public WAP involves logging > into the public WAP, and then using a VPN from your PC to your home or > work PC and then using that safe internet connection. Everything in > between your laptop and your home PC is encrypted so nobody can snoop. > Do I have it right? > > Is there good VPN freeware available? If not what is good VPN > software? Thanks. > Generally, yes, you're right. Your traffic between your laptop and home network is encrypted, so nobody can snoop on that traffic. Your laptop is still vulnerable to hacks from people on the same WAP, but depending on your network and VPN configuration all of your traffic can go through your home PC and then out onto the Internet.
I use OpenVPN (www.openvpn.net) as my VPN software (Windows clients, Linux server). I've found it to be solid, though setting it up initially wasn't easy. There are howtos and a good amount of help on configuring it on the site. Jamie -- Jamie Furtner [email protected] "I aim to misbehave" - Malcom Reynolds (Serenity movie) "It's not safe... "For them." - River Tam (Serenity movie)
