VPN software?
Anyone have a recommendation? rocmoc n AZ/Mexico
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Firefox add on for VPN? Hmm.
Never heard of one.
VPN = Virtual Private Network. The whole purpose is to create a secure tunnel between your computer and a remote network. When connected, it is like being directly connected to the remote network, the VPN connection will have an IP number from the remote network.
You can do this to your home, but it requires a bit of set up in the router as well as another device, unless your router happens to have a VPN server built in. Then it would only require set up in the router itself. The two common types of protocols used are PPtP and L2TP. It requires client side software to "build" the tunnel to the server. Both Windows and MacOS have client software built in.
For people wanting to do this, I recommend finding a router that specifically says VPN Server. This is not VPN passthrough or VPN support. It is a specific software that allows you to set up authentication per connection. If you happen to have a DD-WRT supported router, you can get VPN server in the DD-WRT firmware. Search DD-WRT for more info.
Never heard of one.
VPN = Virtual Private Network. The whole purpose is to create a secure tunnel between your computer and a remote network. When connected, it is like being directly connected to the remote network, the VPN connection will have an IP number from the remote network.
You can do this to your home, but it requires a bit of set up in the router as well as another device, unless your router happens to have a VPN server built in. Then it would only require set up in the router itself. The two common types of protocols used are PPtP and L2TP. It requires client side software to "build" the tunnel to the server. Both Windows and MacOS have client software built in.
For people wanting to do this, I recommend finding a router that specifically says VPN Server. This is not VPN passthrough or VPN support. It is a specific software that allows you to set up authentication per connection. If you happen to have a DD-WRT supported router, you can get VPN server in the DD-WRT firmware. Search DD-WRT for more info.
