30-12-2022, 07:13 PM
(This post was last modified: 30-12-2022, 07:16 PM by Mike Watterson.)
It's useful to have a home or work VPN server and then log into that at public WiFi, colleges etc. Stops email login being captured and prevents Man in the Middle HTTPS attacks. Some home routers support it as does any Linux system. It's possible also to set one up on Windows.
Then you 1st log into your home VPN and then you are using every internet feature and port as if you are at home (or the office).
We always made the VPN port be 80 so that nowhere would block it as that port is what websites use. I never found out why the local university and many WiFi places block the default VPN port.
It's a lot more protection.
The nefarious use is a 3rd party VPN so as to evade geolocation by IP, such as UK domestic services in USA or vice versa. It costs money and how can you trust a company selling dishonesty to not be harvesting all your logons etc?
Then you 1st log into your home VPN and then you are using every internet feature and port as if you are at home (or the office).
We always made the VPN port be 80 so that nowhere would block it as that port is what websites use. I never found out why the local university and many WiFi places block the default VPN port.
It's a lot more protection.
The nefarious use is a 3rd party VPN so as to evade geolocation by IP, such as UK domestic services in USA or vice versa. It costs money and how can you trust a company selling dishonesty to not be harvesting all your logons etc?
