Do you use a VPN (Virtual Private Network)?

2015-06-09T20:26:42-04:00

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Summary: Most of us can’t avoid public Wi-Fi for the sake of security – it’s convenient, it’s there, and it’s too useful to hide from just because we’re worried about our information being stolen. All too often though, private and public networks alike attract data thieves, who swipe our information

Response by CPT Bob Moore made Jun 9 at 2015 8:34 PM

2015-06-09T20:34:38-04:00

I use on occasionally for work. If I'm at home and need to take care of something on the work network, I use a VPN to connect.

I don't use it much, though.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 9 at 2015 8:56 PM

2015-06-09T20:56:44-04:00

Yep... L2TP... Got to managage that Kodi (XBMC) usenet, couchpotatoe, headphones and sickbeard downloaders...

3 nas servers
6 smb shares
5 linux (ununtu) boxes
1 tftp server
1 cisco 1861 router
2 ip phones
4 fxo pots

And a very annoyed wife...

Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Jun 9 at 2015 10:23 PM

2015-06-09T22:23:04-04:00

yep, when I travel back to my home network.

Response by PO1 John Miller made Jun 10 at 2015 2:54 AM

2015-06-10T02:54:33-04:00

Not currently but I have in I have in the past, to include administering them. Mine have never been hacked, so I think they're pretty secure!

Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2015 8:15 AM

2015-06-10T08:15:58-04:00

Travel computers to connect to NIPR through the internet use Cisco AnyConnect here on Ft. Bragg.

Do I get all techy, nerdy and perhaps douchy by connecting a VPN to my resources at home? Nope, I push the doucheness even further by using a VPN to cloud services instead.

Virtual ASA in an Amazon services cloud.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 10 at 2015 11:16 AM

2015-06-10T11:16:54-04:00

Not all VPN providers live up to their marketing of anonymity. If a VPN provider carries logs of their users’ activities the chances of them being able to live up to their claim of offering an anonymous service begins to decrease rapidly.

Two questions you have to think about when it comes to VPN providers:

1. Do they keep ANY logs which would allow them or a 3rd party to match an IP address and a time stamp to a user of their service? If so, exactly what information do they hold?

2. Under what jurisdictions does their company operate and under what exact circumstances will they share the information they hold with a 3rd party?

Back in 2010, people using a PPTP VPN and IPv6 are vulnerable to a nasty security flaw which means that Windows and Ubuntu users could leak their real IP addresses. You can disable them, even with Microsoft's patches, which don't work a dam IMHO, I went and disable my IPV6 anyways. Ubuntu's can be disabled as I'm sure other flavors of Linux can. But if your an IPV6 user, take precautions secure your internets.

Response by GySgt Carl Rumbolo made Jan 4 at 2016 11:39 PM

2016-01-04T23:39:01-05:00

Yes point to point van between my home network and family - ubiquity EdgeRouter Pro at my end, EdgeRouter POE at far ends, allows folks to access NAS where family archive of photos and documents are