Okay, I went to Wifi with my Voiceover curser and then used VO + command + [f5] 
and then held option while I pressed my Track pad….This worked.

Thx,
Jeff

> On Apr 11, 2017, at 3:04 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
> 
>   Hmmm, it must have been a fluke for I cannot do it now. Do you have a 
> mouse? If so you can option click on Wifi.
> 
> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>  "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>  mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>  our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>  and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
> 
> On 4/11/2017 11:50 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote:
>> When I hold it a bit longer, I hear “Cancel WIFI” when I release the keys.
>> Jeff
>> 
>>> On Apr 11, 2017, at 2:44 PM, E.T. <ancient.ali...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Jeff,
>>>  Activate Wifi as usual with VO-Space but hold it a bit longer than usual. 
>>> You will get the extended information.
>>> 
>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>> 
>>> On 4/11/2017 10:46 AM, Jeff Berwick wrote:
>>>> Is there another way to get this information?  It seems I need to use my 
>>>> VO curser to move across the extras menu—although I remember it didn’t 
>>>> always used to be this way.
>>>> 
>>>> At any rate, I can’t make your keystroke work. :-(
>>>> 
>>>> Jeff
>>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 11, 2017, at 10:22 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Great question, on your Mac if you’re  using a Mac press vo m twice and 
>>>>> highlight your WiFi settings, then arrow once left to the object left of 
>>>>> WiFi and hold down the option key (one left of command) and arrow right 
>>>>> to WiFi.  Holding down option while opening WiFi yields a lot more 
>>>>> information about your connection.  As you arrow down instead of just 
>>>>> hearing turn off WiFi and the list of the networks near by you’ll now 
>>>>> have more fields including your IP address, the channel you’re on, the 
>>>>> noise level, the signal level and the protocol you’re using as well as 
>>>>> the negotiated speed.  Use this or the equivalent on Windows to determine 
>>>>> your current status.
>>>>> 
>>>>> When you have separate names for SSIDs on both bands you have manual 
>>>>> control.  You can join one or the other which is fine but if you use all 
>>>>> the same SSID and your router supports it you will use band steering.  
>>>>> This means you will use the best band for the conditions at the time.  
>>>>> Your interface card and router will select the best bands for you to use 
>>>>> typically when you connect.  This also has benefits in the Apple world 
>>>>> allowing your watch to join WiFi because the watch supports 2.4 ghz only 
>>>>> and derives the network to connect to from your phone.  If your phone is 
>>>>> connected to a 5GHz SSID only your watch will not connect.  If everything 
>>>>> is the same name the watch will connect just fine but again this is but a 
>>>>> side benefit.  The main advantage is you’ll select the best band for the 
>>>>> conditions.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hope that helps.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Apr 11, 2017, at 10:06 AM, Jeff Berwick <mailingli...@berwick.name> 
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This thread is very fascinating and mostly over my head, but I have done 
>>>>>> as you suggested and changed the name of my 5GHZ band to be the same as 
>>>>>> my 2.4GHZ.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Now, if you don’t mind answering what may be a dumb question, how do I 
>>>>>> now know whether I’m connecting to the 5 or the 2.4 band?  Is there a 
>>>>>> way to prefer one over the other?  Will it automatically try the 5GHZ 
>>>>>> first or just default to the stronger/clear band/channel?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thx,
>>>>>> Jeff
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Apr 11, 2017, at 9:12 AM, Scott Granados <scott.grana...@gmail.com> 
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> OK a few things that are incorrect here but it might just be a 
>>>>>>> difference in terminology. So Incorrect may be a bit strong.  It’s 
>>>>>>> probably the guy on this side of the keyboard.:)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> PSK or pre shared key s plenty secure assuming you have a good key.  
>>>>>>> Your only option is to use a radius server and do WPA2 enterprise but 
>>>>>>> then you’re still using passwords so same limitation has to be a good 
>>>>>>> password.
>>>>>>>         I’m absolutely certain your neighbor broke in to your network 
>>>>>>> using WiFi protected setup or WPS which is a different animal as you 
>>>>>>> know.  Why someone would use a numeric pin over a long pass phrase 
>>>>>>> baffles me because it’s far easier to guess.  If you know the valid 
>>>>>>> characters are in the range 0 to 9 instead of containing the whole 
>>>>>>> alphabet, all the punctuation and so forth you can see how much this 
>>>>>>> improves your odds of cracking.  I’ve broken networks in under 30 
>>>>>>> seconds using this method assuming of course how quickly you guess the 
>>>>>>> pin.  Turn that feature off and use the AES encryption and I’m 
>>>>>>> effectively locked out assuming I can’t guess your pass phrase.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> WPA verses WPA2.  Here’s the difference, WPA uses TKIP cryptography.  
>>>>>>> This is ok but has been found not to be as robust as it should.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> WPA2 uses AES encryption.  AES is a European standard that’s very 
>>>>>>> effective and uses all sorts of cool grouping and modulus tricks to 
>>>>>>> Harden the connection.  This is the way to go. It performs best, is the 
>>>>>>> hardest to crack and uses the most bits in key and group generation.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Next, let’s talk channels.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> (Eric, I’m being deliberately over detailed so folks not as skilled as 
>>>>>>> your self can follow along, if I’m telling you stuff you know please be 
>>>>>>> patient)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> There are three primary bands used for WiFi, they vary a little country 
>>>>>>> to country but not significantly.  The bands are 2.4 ghz, and two 
>>>>>>> segments of the 5.0 ghz band.  There’s some 5.8 ghz out there but this 
>>>>>>> is quite new and yes there’s stuff up over 20 ghz but we’ll leave AD 
>>>>>>> networking out of this for now to not over complicate.
>>>>>>>         On the 2.4 ghz band in most countries there are 11 channels, in 
>>>>>>> some there are 13 but let’s go with 11 for this discussion.  The 
>>>>>>> channels overlap so you have to be very careful what to pick.  Channels 
>>>>>>> need at least 5 for separation so for example.  Channels 1 and 6 do not 
>>>>>>> overlap, channels 1 and 3 do.  So if you have a radio on 1 and one on 3 
>>>>>>> you’ll have collisions between the spectrum.  The channels usually used 
>>>>>>> for this reason are 1, 6 and 11.  This means if you’re on channel 9 
>>>>>>> you’re colliding with channels 6 and 11.  If we look at the signal we 
>>>>>>> see that the bandwidth is 40 mhz under normal operation.  Now if we 
>>>>>>> have 20/40 mhz coexistence mode enabled which is usually the default 
>>>>>>> this number will shrink to 20 MHz if another signal is received 
>>>>>>> adjacent to your channel.  So, pick an empty channel but be mindful of 
>>>>>>> what you’re overlapping with.  Also, this band is the most congested.  
>>>>>>> You’re contending with everything from garage door openers to microwave 
>>>>>>> ovens with bad seals.  Cordless phones live up here and all sorts of 
>>>>>>> baby monitors and things.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The 5 GHz band is your best option if you have it available.  Most 
>>>>>>> modern routers do as do most interface cards.  This band is broken in 
>>>>>>> to sections, you have the lower band at channels 36, 40, 44 and 48 and 
>>>>>>> then the upper band at channels 149, 153, 157 and 161.  You also have 
>>>>>>> the DFS band which includes 132 and several others.  DFS is also used 
>>>>>>> by military and other RADAR so you may select a DFS channel but if 
>>>>>>> interference is picked up you’ll select a new one.  Not all gear 
>>>>>>> supports DFS and likely different countries handle this differently.  
>>>>>>> Also, the first 20 MHz of the 5 ghz unlicensed frequency is dedicated 
>>>>>>> to US cellular operators for LTE unlicensed, other countries will vary.
>>>>>>>         On 5 GHZ you have 80 MHz of bandwidth so your effective 
>>>>>>> throughput is faster.  Also, with the way the channels are deployed you 
>>>>>>> have more spectrum so you’re not dealing with the overlapping problem.  
>>>>>>> You can be on channel 149 and have a radio on 153 and you’ll be ok in 
>>>>>>> this instance.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So bottom lining it, if you can, use 5 GHz.  It carries differently 
>>>>>>> than 2.4 and interacts more with things like walls and bricks but if 
>>>>>>> you’re in a good setting the lack of congestion and more spectrum work 
>>>>>>> in your favor.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> So in my example, the optimal setup is as follows.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Set WPA2 for security, reduce the key interval from 3600 to 900 
>>>>>>> seconds, have a nice healthy long key, disable WPS, use the same SSID 
>>>>>>> on 2.4 and 5 GHZ so you can take advantage of band steering and pick 
>>>>>>> your low band channels wisely.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The automatic selection on routers is better on some than others.  Some 
>>>>>>> reselect through out the day, others pick once and stick with a channel 
>>>>>>> and still others just randomly select.  On the low band most routers 
>>>>>>> default to channel 6 so avoid 6 if possible or use it in Eric’s case 
>>>>>>> where you’ve audited the spectrum and know it’s available manually.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Apr 11, 2017, at 1:40 AM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>>> there are other access points around the neighborhood, although none 
>>>>>>>> of them are within close range (signal strengths less than 30%) and 
>>>>>>>> mine is only a single device in the house.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Also, most ordinary users are appliance users, which means their 
>>>>>>>> knowledge will not be sufficient enough to determine this. The one who 
>>>>>>>> was sharing via my connection was more than just an appliance user, so 
>>>>>>>> making the SSID invisible to him wouldn't work.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> btw, I did a channel audit here and the channel I am using is pretty 
>>>>>>>> clear all around me. most folks seem to default to either 1 or 9. I am 
>>>>>>>> using 6 right now. I will break out the other machine and do another 
>>>>>>>> audit this next month and see if I need to change things here.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> btw, I was using WPA-PSK when my network was compromised. I have since 
>>>>>>>> switched to WPA2-TKIP-AES, turned off the PIN and changed the 
>>>>>>>> passphrase to something a lot more complex. As far as I am concerned, 
>>>>>>>> anything with a -PSK is just too easy to crack (I know, Reaver can 
>>>>>>>> crack it in under 10 minutes).
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> anyway, I might decide to reinitialize WPS and keep the network 
>>>>>>>> congestion around here to a minimum.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> -eric
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 8:05 PM, Scott Granados wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> That’s not my point though.  My point is even with out putting in 
>>>>>>>>> your particulars I can still pull that information out of the air 
>>>>>>>>> with out having to enter anything.  The SSID is also used for 
>>>>>>>>> avoiding interference.  The networks are really indicated with their 
>>>>>>>>> MAC addresses so your access point broadcasts it’s MAC address as 
>>>>>>>>> part of the packet.  That’s present no matter what.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> I guess what I’m saying is not broadcasting the SSID has no security 
>>>>>>>>> value at all and has the effect of causing additional congestion.  
>>>>>>>>> Unless of course you’re out in a rural area with very few networks.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Over all, turn of that WPS if it’s enabled, the Mac filtering is a 
>>>>>>>>> good policy but turn that SSID back on so you and your neighbor’s 
>>>>>>>>> routers play nice.  With the changes I suggest and if you’re using 
>>>>>>>>> WPA2PSK with a good key you’ll be very secure.
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 10:56 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> well, when I turned off SSID broadcast, it was a little harder to 
>>>>>>>>>> get new devices to connect. basically, it takes inputting the SSID 
>>>>>>>>>> and other particulars manually. once connected, there is no trouble.
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> -eric
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 3:54 PM, E.T. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> Interesting discussion. Much food for thought. I will study the VPN 
>>>>>>>>>>> site you suggested.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> One thing you mentioned to Jonathan was that you disabled SSID in 
>>>>>>>>>>> your router. How does that affect your Wifi network. Can your 
>>>>>>>>>>> devices still see the network? I certainly would not mind hiding 
>>>>>>>>>>> from the neighbors.
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>>>>>>>>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>>>>>>>>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>>>>>>>>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>>>>>>>>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
>>>>>>>>>>> E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com
>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/9/2017 1:35 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> not a problem. there are other reasons to use a VPN. However, 2 
>>>>>>>>>>>> things I
>>>>>>>>>>>> do when using google:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. I am not signed in
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. I always use a VPN when searching.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Also, of late, I have been having some trust issues with my 
>>>>>>>>>>>> current ISP.
>>>>>>>>>>>> It seems that they sent me a notice of copyright infringement 
>>>>>>>>>>>> about a
>>>>>>>>>>>> shared file. only problem, I was not sharing anything. So, I had 
>>>>>>>>>>>> to do a
>>>>>>>>>>>> full blown security audit of my machines and network. I did, 
>>>>>>>>>>>> eventually,
>>>>>>>>>>>> found where the issue was (the Lingsys router I have here had a 
>>>>>>>>>>>> security
>>>>>>>>>>>> vulnerability that couldn't be easily closed. As a result, one of 
>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>> neighbors was using it to share files. so, even though I had the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>>>>>>> password protected, it was still using a number of items that made
>>>>>>>>>>>> breaking the password trivially easy with the right software. I 
>>>>>>>>>>>> finally
>>>>>>>>>>>> managed to get a handle on the situation by turning off the PIN the
>>>>>>>>>>>> device had, turning off SSID broadcast and engaging MAC filtering. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>>>>> still can't completely trust the device, so I use a VPN pretty 
>>>>>>>>>>>> much all
>>>>>>>>>>>> the time now.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> I am looking to upgrade the hardware though. A kit from 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Routerboard that
>>>>>>>>>>>> I can install an image of OpenBSD on would make things a lot better
>>>>>>>>>>>> here. THere are optional add-ons like WiFi B/G/A/N, a bridged set 
>>>>>>>>>>>> of LAN
>>>>>>>>>>>> ports, an all weather housing, etc. Once that is done and 
>>>>>>>>>>>> installed, I
>>>>>>>>>>>> can install the VPN package for OpenBSD on there, set it up to 
>>>>>>>>>>>> handle
>>>>>>>>>>>> that and not worry too much. Then, if I want to be ultra secure, I 
>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>>>>>>>>>>>> continue to use a VPN tunnel from my machine, thus doubling the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> protection.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, as to why I would want to use a VPN for other than just 
>>>>>>>>>>>> security?
>>>>>>>>>>>> It's simple. there are some programs hosted on the web that might 
>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>>>>>>> regionally restricted (like sports events). So, I would want to be 
>>>>>>>>>>>> able
>>>>>>>>>>>> to listen legally and not be caught up in a blackout zone. Thus, 
>>>>>>>>>>>> VPN
>>>>>>>>>>>> allows me to place my end point elsewhere (like NYC, Sanfransisco,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Detroit, Dallas, or even a foreign country). A VPN also gets 
>>>>>>>>>>>> around what
>>>>>>>>>>>> my ISP does when I am viewing something like Hulu or Netflix (they 
>>>>>>>>>>>> try
>>>>>>>>>>>> to lower the QoS for video streaming on content that directly 
>>>>>>>>>>>> competes
>>>>>>>>>>>> with their cable programming).  With a VPN, they can't see the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> type of
>>>>>>>>>>>> traffic, so they can't change its priority. They have yet to start 
>>>>>>>>>>>> doing
>>>>>>>>>>>> so on encrypted tunnels. Besides, I am paying for a specific level 
>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>> service and I hate it when the ISP decides that my traffic needs 
>>>>>>>>>>>> to be
>>>>>>>>>>>> shaped. I don't have video here, so I expect full service. btw, I 
>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>>> already filed a number of complaints over this issue with both the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> FCC
>>>>>>>>>>>> and the FTC. each time, my service gets maxed out for a few months 
>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>> then they start the games again.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, I am paying for 50 megabit/second service here and when the 
>>>>>>>>>>>> VPN is
>>>>>>>>>>>> active, I can still get 40 through. Thats not bad, all things
>>>>>>>>>>>> considered. Since I started using the VPN a year ago, the bandwidth
>>>>>>>>>>>> shaping games have pretty much stopped. However, lately, I have 
>>>>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>>>> catching RST packets being sent from 2 hops upstream from me. That
>>>>>>>>>>>> causes the VPN to drop and I have to reconnect. looks like its 
>>>>>>>>>>>> time to
>>>>>>>>>>>> complain again.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> anyway, thats a lot of how and why I use one.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it more secure? yes.
>>>>>>>>>>>> is it absolutely secure? not a chance! A very determined hacker 
>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>>>>> still be able to break it, but its enormously more difficult. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> He'll just
>>>>>>>>>>>> simply move on to an easier target.
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> -eric
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 9:55 AM, Jonathan Cohn wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eric,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just want to correct one thing. The elimination of the ISP can't
>>>>>>>>>>>>> collect traffic rule here in the US essentially does not change
>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything. Congress can not actually shutdown entire rules without
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Agency changes unless they are brand new rules. The privacy rules 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> were
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I believe supposed to go into effect in June, and don't forget 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> even if
>>>>>>>>>>>>> those rules had gone into effect Google would still be collecting 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> selling your data. In fact, be wary of any free or very 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> inexpensive
>>>>>>>>>>>>> internet based service, software does not just get created out of 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> thin
>>>>>>>>>>>>> air, companies pay good money for developers, and disk space costs
>>>>>>>>>>>>> something too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> In fact one reason, congress did not like the new FCC rules was 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> they only provided a that no equivalent protections of privacy 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> could
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be leveraged by the FCC over search engines, since the FCC only
>>>>>>>>>>>>> regulates the pipes and the FTC would regulate other internet 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> services.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please forgive any specific inaccuracies in this post, I am going 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> off
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of materials I read in tidbits.com <http://tidbits.com/> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> severalpodcasts that I listened to over a week ago.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Best wishes,
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 12:31 PM, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@icloud.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:eric.o...@icloud.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> depending on whether you use a free or paid service will make a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> difference in both service quality and setup. I use a paid 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> service
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> myself. It's $7 a month and is fairly reliable. I have tried some
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free services, but they are mostly hit and miss and are not 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> secure. the service I use is located here:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> www.privateinternetaccess.com 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <http://www.privateinternetaccess.com/>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and they have both client software or you can setup manually.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, their cliente for the mac is not accessible, so I 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a manual setup in the preferences pane. It works reasonably 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well. I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have also done the manual setup in windows 7.  This has allowed 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> me to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be able to have dropbox and a few other services when I am 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> behind a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> firewall (like over at Voc rehab) THeir IT folks have gotten on 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case more than once, until I pointed out to them that their own
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> policy does not forbid the use of a vpn (it does, however, 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forbid the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use of sharing services that are unprotected on their networks). 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> even had one of them try to break into my machine (at my 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> request) and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they found it well nigh impossible. I had the firewall on that 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> win 7
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> box setup so that only traffic on the VPN was allowed in or out 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else got dropped. That took a lot of heavy 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> customization
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on my part to make it work.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so, if you want to run a VPN, which these days is pretty much 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> going
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to be a must now that ISP's aren't required to keep your info
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> private, it is highly recommended.. btw, a lot of the free vpn
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> services are not all that bandwidth friendly. thats why I use the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> service I do. they can support up to 20 Mbits/sec. for what I do,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> thats a must have.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -eric
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2017, at 9:17 AM, E.T. wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The recent discussion about VPN got me interested but I was not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ready to look into it at the time.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I know the setup is done in Network prefs but where does one get
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information on VPN servers etc.? Thanks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> From E.T.'s Keyboard. . .
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "God for you is where you sweep away all the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mysteries of the world, all the challenges to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and say God did it." --Carl Sagan
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>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach 
>>>>>>>>>>>> mark
>>>>>>>>>>>> at: macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cara
>>>>>>>>>>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach 
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>>>>>>>>>>> is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
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>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach 
>>>>>>>>>> mark at:  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner 
>>>>>>>>>> is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach 
>>>>>>>>> mark at:  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is 
>>>>>>>>> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>> the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list 
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>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach 
>>>>>>>> mark at:  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is 
>>>>>>>> Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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>>>>>>> 
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>>>>>>> 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.  You can reach mark 
>>>>>>> at:  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara 
>>>>>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 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.  You can reach mark 
>>>>>> at:  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara 
>>>>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 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.  You can reach mark 
>>>>> at:  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara 
>>>>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>>>> 
>>>>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
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>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 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.  You can reach mark at: 
>>>  macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - 
>>> you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
>>> 
>>> The archives for this list can be searched at:
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>> 
>> 
> 
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> list.
> 
> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if 
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> 
> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor.  You can reach mark at:  
> macvisionaries+modera...@googlegroups.com and your owner is Cara Quinn - you 
> can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com
> 
> The archives for this list can be searched at:
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