Chris, good question, I’d counter with I’m glad that someone is thinking about security at a deeper level than just sticking the plug in the wall and filling in the questions in the wizard just good enough that things start to work. So I commend anyone on list for taking the extra step.
That being said, Chris raises a good point. If the original poster wishes to post what they are trying to achieve there may be other ways to get from ere to there. Or if the original poster is just interested in learning about VPN technology and spinning one up and gaining the benefit of a secure connection then I whole heartily support that as well. To expand on this point, a few really good reasons for consumers to secure their own connections while having nothing at all to do with work access are. 1. Secure access over public WiFi. Bad guys can’t scrape the WiFi connections for your credentials and gain access to your accounts. Setting up a VPN conceals all that data. 2. Preventing intrusion from automatic monitoring tools such as governmental monitoring, add handling, rate shaping and other manipulations of the data stream based on content. 3. Circumventing censorship. In many countries the internet is not a free and open place. A VPN can be used to carry the connection to a place that is. People in China or the Middle East do this frequently as an example. Just a few legitimate uses of VPN for the individual. You wouldn’t pay your bills using post cards, you should use envelopes for your electronic traffic as well. > On May 25, 2016, at 5:36 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <clgillan...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Simon, > > First off, you hit the nail dead on the head with describing all these > things. Great job! > > That said, I'm honestly not in the least bit meaning this to be rude, so > don't take it as such, but Anders, why in the first place do you feel you > need a VPN? I'm not doubting you in the least, but most people who are > either setting up their own VPN server, or are going through a VPN provider > generally know what these terms mean. I'm not saying that you don't need a > VPN, please know that up front. I'm only trying to ascertain the general > reason. You don't have to go into the nitty gritty specifics, but is it work > related, or what? I ask as again, you might not even need a VPN. Most > people who get them do so for an extremely specific reason. > --- > Christopher Gilland > JAWS Certified, 2016. > Training Instructor. > > clgillan...@gmail.com > Phone: (704) 256-8010. > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Fogarty" <si...@blinky-net.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 4:50 AM > Subject: RE: Pptp or vpn. > > > Hi, > > A VPN is virtual Private network, > > It is like a tunnel that connects your computer securely to your home network > or more commonly to your work place network through secure protocols > > PPTP is a transmition protocol which is used in some VPN connections, it's a > more common protocol and if I remember correctly it's widely used in widnows > vpn systems as Microsoft have a lot to do with it, > > There is also > L2TP, > SSH, secure shell, probably another more common one now, > SSTP, secure socket transfer protocol, > The later is probably the one I'd look at if I was setting up my own VPN as > it requires a certificate as well as log in creds, > > There are a number of others but it really depends on what your looking for > and how much your willing to pay. > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anders Holmberg > Sent: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 6:41 AM > To: 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Pptp or vpn. > > Hi! > There’s a Vpn service in Sweden called Bahnhoff that can give me Pptp or vpn > for a very low price. > However what is the difference between a vpn and pptp. > Is there less security in the later or is it the same as a vpn? > Thanks. > /A > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. 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