Hi Dane, Thanks very much for this very interesting email. I am indeed thinking of using VPN but was not sure which way to go. I am keeping your email for reference. Again, thanks for these very detailed explanations.
Lyn, Canelle & Epi On Mar 4, 2012, at 6:52 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > 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/> ********** You can contact me in the following ways: email: [email protected] msn: [email protected] skype: micky-mac2010 facebook: www.facebook.com/lyn.bordeaux33 Please say who you are if asking to share details, thank you. <--- 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]/>. 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