Does VPN require special software? Oops, I see that it does. How do you set it up?
> On Jan 21, 2016, at 12:07 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Jan 21, 2016, at 11:34 AM, Sandra Schreiber <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> asked: > >> what is a VPN? Sandy > > Virtual Private Network > > It’s a way to keep people within the local network from eavesdropping on your > traffic. The way it works is instead of connecting directly to outside sites, > your machine sends and receives all its traffic through another machine, > called a proxy server, that’s located elsewhere. The traffic between your > machine and the proxy machine is encrypted so nobody on the local network can > eavesdrop. > > The proxy machine could be anywhere in the world. The sites you connect to > think you’re connecting from the proxy machine instead of from the local > Starbuck’s. > > > > On Jan 21, 2016, at 11:37 AM, Bill Rising <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> asked: > >> Which VPN software do you use? > > For the last few years, I’ve been using one with the clever name Private > Internet Access <https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/>. They’re now up to > $40/yr for new customers, but I’m still grandfathered into their old rate of > $25. They have proxy points all over the US and Europe. It works quite well — > even with streaming video — on all my operating systems: OS x, iOS and Linux. > My son sometimes uses it with Windows. > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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