I agree that a VPN connection back to your friend's home or work is an
easy way to ensure the security of her network traffic. Unfortunately
most VPNs (not sure about OpenVPN) are dependent on properly configured
routers which you may or may not find in the typically coffee shop.
One tool she might want to check out: http://www.hamachi.cc/, not only
is this a free and secure tool but it supposedly has excellent NAT
traversal abilities.
Mike
RetroWeb.net Server and Network Administration wrote:
Agent Zr0 wrote:
I have a friend who is interested in better securing her laptop while
she's out surfing the net at coffeehouses ... I was wondering if anyone here
had any other
ideals or thoughts that I could pass onto her other than that.
A VPN would be a great addition (I'd recommend OpenVPN). She could look
into hard disk encryption to, if she has any sensitive data on there.
Best regards,
Matt
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