Hi everyone! I've now been using VPN with a variety of operating systems for 4 months now including Mac and IOS, I have some observations and comments I think worth sharing for reference just in case anyone wants to get into this game.
Firstly a short description as to what VPN actually is, in short a "Virtual Private Network" is a direct secure tunnel over the Internet between point A - yourself - and point B - say your office -. Many forms of VPN exist from the very simple form which can be accessed without charge to what would seem to me to be the absurdly and ridiculously complex that even the best tech heads would have trouble getting there heads around. I offer 3 solutions which - in my experience with 2 of these - offer the best flexibility for most needs, the third solution detailed here is probably the best all round solution and the most practical if you want to do your VPN properly. The first and easiest VPN solution I found is "Hotspot Shield", works extremely well on the Mac through your browser though it would seem that changing country is a problem so if anyone has any feedback on that then I'd be most interested. "Hotspot Shield" Is as simple as installing the client and that's all there is to it. I recommend the paid version of "Hotspot Shield" which cuts out advertising and gives you unlimited VPN acces, you can set up the shield so it starts with your Mac and connects to the VPN automatically if you prefer and you can quit the Shield by running the "Hotspot Shield" and selecting "Disconnect" in the Safari Window. So now to IOS and here we can easily take VPN to a whole and amazing new level and yet everything is still straight forward. For IOS I found the best VPN offering to be Witopia at <http://www.witopia.net> which offer a yearly plan with everything you need including unlimited band width for $65.00 American dollars. If I had my way I'd use Witopia for all my operating systems however their SSL installation clients - whilst logical - aren't accessible it seems and they're more of a pain in the bum than anything else. Installing Witopia on an IOS device however is a piece of cake, just select VPN from "Settings", select "Ad New Configuration", type in details such as server, User Name and Password and you're away. Witopia has servers in many countries so you may wish to take advantage of this with your IOS device and create multiple VPN configuration profiles thus allowing you to choose which server is more appropriate for your needs at the time, for example you'd want to choose a server in the U.S. when listening to radio or watching TV from the states. And so to the third and final option which is the most practical and that is the Cloakbox from Witopia. This is in fact a wireless router with all your VPN settings configured for you so all you have to do is install, select traffic to go through your Cloakbox and relax, you can change server at will easily. So why can't I get this option? Simply because Witopia won't ship to Australia though given time I'm sure I can find a way around that. This email has been very general in the descriptions I've given and I've not attempted to give the topic of VPN a full wrap as I'd be here all night <smile>. <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
