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Old 28 Mar 2010, 05:08 AM   #12
DrStrabismus
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Originally Posted by David View Post
Not a lot (I would think) janusz. The primary focus of VPN (as I see it) is to protect a network of computers (sitting on a LAN) The way VPN is usually set up, is that a server (running OpenVPN or similar) utilizing a Firewall, will let nothing through (from within or without) unless it is able to decipher the keys of the appropriate encryption, of the machines (requiring inside or outside access) In order to be most secure, the server (running VPN) should be set up with two network cards - one for the WAN the other for the LAN.
That not really it.

The point of using a VPN in this context is that all your traffic is fully encrypted until it reaches the VPN hosting company - the idea being that your traffic is less likely to be spied on there than at a wireless hotspot.

If you access the internet through your own wireless router, and it's using a secure form of wireless encryption, there's no real benefit in the VPN.
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