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Free VPN Services / Free PPTP VPN accounts
« on: April 08, 2013, 10:23:24 PM »
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Free VPN Services / Sumrando Beta - Free 10GB VPN
« on: April 02, 2013, 07:00:21 AM »
Sumrando is currently in beta and they are offering a free vpn account with 10GB of transfer.

Visit their website for more info: https://www.sumrando.com/plans.aspx

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PD-Proxy VPN / Re: HELP!!! I cant browse
« on: March 17, 2013, 11:40:51 AM »
have you tried to disable your firewall/antivirus? I had this problem once and the problem was my antivirus/firewall.


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VPN Discussion / Re: Site-To-Site VPN Security settings best practice
« on: March 13, 2013, 09:50:10 PM »
I am no Site to site vpn expert but this link might help you http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/ns340/ns414/ns742/ns744/landing_wan_security.html you can find various links to different design guides from that link.

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Site-to-site VPNs connect entire networks to each other -- for example, connecting a branch office network to a company headquarters network. In a site-to-site VPN, hosts do not have VPN client software; they send and receive normal TCP/IP traffic through a VPN gateway. The VPN gateway is responsible for encapsulating and encrypting outbound traffic, sending it through a VPN tunnel over the Internet, to a peer VPN gateway at the target site. Upon receipt, the peer VPN gateway strips the headers, decrypts the content, and relays the packet towards the target host inside its private network.

Remote access VPNs connect individual hosts to private networks -- for example, travelers and teleworkers who need to access their company's network securely over the Internet. In a remote access VPN, every host must have VPN client software (more on this in a minute). Whenever the host tries to send any traffic, the VPN client software encapsulates and encrypts that traffic before sending it over the Internet to the VPN gateway at the edge of the target network. Upon receipt, that VPN gateway behaves as described above for site-to-site VPNs. If the target host inside the private network returns a response, the VPN gateway performs the reverse process to send an encrypted response back to the VPN client over the Internet.

The most common secure tunneling protocol used in site-to-site VPNs is the IPsec Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP), an extension to the standard IP protocol used by the Internet and most corporate networks today. Most routers and firewalls now support IPsec and so can be used as a VPN gateway for the private network behind them. Another site-to-site VPN protocol is Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS), although MPLS does not provide encryption.

Remote access VPN protocols are more varied. The Point to Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) has been included in every Windows operating system since Windows 95. The Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) over IPsec is present in Windows 2000 and XP and is more secure than PPTP. Many VPN gateways use IPsec alone (without L2TP) to deliver remote access VPN services. All of these approaches require VPN client software on every host, and a VPN gateway that supports the same protocol and options/extensions for remote access.

Over the past few years, many vendors have released secure remote access products that use SSL and ordinary web browsers as an alternative to IPsec/L2TP/PPTP VPNs. These "SSL VPNs" are often referred to as "clientless," but it is more accurate to say that they use web browsers as VPN clients, usually in combination with dynamically-downloaded software (Java applet, ActiveX control, or temporary Win32 program that is removed when the session ends). Also, unlike PPTP, L2TP, and IPsec VPNs, which connect remote hosts to an entire private network, SSL VPNs tend to connect users to specific applications protected by the SSL VPN gateway.

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That feature pauses your current subscription so it doesn't run when you are not using it.

That feature can only be used once a month so you need to activate that only when you are sure that you are not going to use your account for a long period of time. And when you need to use your account again then you can resume your subscription again.

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The short answer is "no, but ideally you should use a VPN if anyway.".

The longer version

1) If you are using secure sites and https, your communications are encrypted. That said, your security could fall due to a man-in-the-middle attack or XSS attack if you are not vigilant. (You will probably get warnings, but there are some very clever tricks to subvert this process to some degree). If you use a VPN, you have a greater degree of certainty the communications are not intercepted, and that less traffic is leaked in the clear.

2) While its possible, I don't know an easy way. One way would be to use it on a network you control and sniff the traffic on the way out the network to see if its encrypted. I'd wager that in many/most cases its not - some of these providers have vested interests against your use of ssl, and SSL slows down performance (provider caching) of their sites - so they are less likely to pay for something which does not benefit them.

3) VPN is not only about your ISP tracking you, its about your private information being leaked or given away. And its not only your ISP thats tracking you - depending on where you are in the world, and where you are going to, there are governments and your ISP's ISP possibly looking at and probably mining your data. (Certainly the governments of the USA and China have demonstrated an interest in whole country/world data - just look up "Great Firewall of China" and "Echylon" as a starting point)

Let me close off by providing a single plausible attack which can be done against you on a public network - there are no doubt many others -

   1. You jump onto a public network.

    2. Someone intercepts your communications stream. (While this could be the network provider or any ISP between you and where you are communicating, it could be another Wireless user if they are smart, depending on the setup)

    3. You decide to purchase something online, and want to pay by Paypal.

    4. You log into the site, put the item into your cart (unsecure), then hop over to paypals secure server to pay.

    5. At this point you could be stuffed. Someone could rewrite the websites on the way to you so as to not send you to either an http link or a very similar looking https link - with valid cert and all, and then man-in-the-middle your attack and you pay with Paypal thinking you are secure, but your details have been compromised. (There are known in the wild attacks that do this - "Moxie Marlinspike" has written well known tools [eg sslstrip] and produced talks on doing this ). Its quite a long talk, but if you want your eyes opened on security, look at http://www.thoughtcrime.org/software/sslstrip/


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PD-Proxy VPN / Re: I can't connect to PH Gaming Server
« on: March 02, 2013, 03:56:52 AM »
Bandwidth in the Philippines is gold. Take a look at this http://www.dot.ph/webhosting/colocation 500GB = $500

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PD-Proxy VPN / Re: Pd proxy 1month premium 150ph
« on: March 02, 2013, 03:11:33 AM »
That is around $3.75

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VPN Discussion / Re: How do I pick a VPN provider?
« on: February 26, 2013, 12:46:37 AM »
I'd definitely pick foreign VPN and make sure that they have a clear zero log policy.

Here's an interesting read:

http://torrentfreak.com/which-vpn-providers-really-take-anonymity-seriously-111007/

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Tor protects you by bouncing your communications around a distributed network of relays run by volunteers all around the world. It prevents somebody watching your Internet connection from learning what sites you visit, and prevents the sites you visit from learning your physical location. Tor works with many common existing applications, including web browsers, instant messaging clients, remote login, and other applications based on the TCP protocol. Here is how to use Tor with Firefox.



1. Download and install Tor. Make sure you get the bundle that includes Vidalia and Polipo.




2. Install Torbutton for Firefox. Make sure you get it from here and not from the Tor bundle if yours includes Torbutton.



3. Restart Firefox.



4. Open up Vidalia and start Tor. On systems that work with the Vidalia GUI, just click Start Tor to do that.



5. You should see Torbutton's icon in the Firefox status bar. Once Tor is running, click it so it turns green.



6. Enjoy Tor! To stop using Tor, just click the Torbutton icon again. To completely stop Tor, go back to Vidalia and click Stop Tor.




Images from: wikihow.com

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VPN Discussion / Re: How safe is it to connect to Internet through VPN?
« on: February 26, 2013, 12:32:39 AM »
You need to think of connecting to a VPN like walking over to a physical network and plugging your computer into a switch there. So:

1.    If you use HTTP, everything is sent in plain text. The VPN server can read everything. If you use HTTPS, only the domain of the server will be known by the VPN server. The first step in a HTTPS session is to establish an SSL connection, everything is encrypted from there.

2.    If you have open ports on your computer (sharing files, music, etc.) this will be visible to the VPN server. Other than this, nothing is revealed. Again, it's as if you were connected to a physical network. The VPN server doesn't gain any other special privileges.

There is one exception to this, what VPN software are you using? Do you verify the source? If you received the VPN software from a questionable source, it could contain a trojan which allows outside attackers access to your computer.

Have you considered Tor or Freenode? These can run by themselves, or in addition to a VPN to give you privacy when visiting standard HTTP websites.



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PD-Proxy VPN / Re: Help - UDP
« on: February 25, 2013, 08:07:51 PM »
You can try to use their port scanner to check for other open ports on your internet connection

http://www.pdproxy.com/knowledgebase/how-to-use-pd-proxy-port-scanner-24.htm

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Internet users who look to torrent sites like The Pirate Bay and Kat.Ph for their music and movie diversions are being forced, because of increased security measures, to hide their online activity, lest they risk legal action from copyright holders. While some users have opted to launch their own virtual private networks (VPN) or pay to have their Internet traffic redirected overseas, others have subscribed to the simple proxy service BT Guard.

People are most often caught pirating content with their IP address, which can be likened to an individual computer’s fingerprint. To download a torrent movie file, one links to seeds (who are hosting the file) and peers (who are downloading it simultaneously). Both peers and seeds are able to see one’s IP address and other details about the download location, such as the city.

The flawed strategy used by copyright enforcers of finding and suing torrent users based on their IP will now be joined by the six-strike policy, which allows Internet service providers to throttle a customer’s connection for using too much bandwidth (which would coincide with downloading large movie files).


This is where BT Guard comes in. The legal service simply re-routes one’s Internet traffic through a different IP address, making the true source nearly impossible to identify. A torrent proxy through BT Guard costs $6.95 per month (or $59.95 for 12 months), while BT Guard’s more elaborate VPN costs $9.95.

It’s quietly found favor with Internet users since being founded in 2008, capitalizing on a needed service. After installation a BT Guard customer can go to CheckMytorrentIP.com and download a test torrent. There, if everything is correct, someone downloading a file from New York should see their IP source listed somewhere in Canada or the Netherlands, foe example.

“At the time of the initial review, BTGuard was just a basic proxy service that you had to configure yourself. Now BTGuard is a cinch for anyone to use with our easy-to-install software. BTGuard also went through some serious bandwidth upgrades & optimization to provide the best possible reroute speeds,” a BT Guard founder told TorrentFreak.

The setup – best described by Lifehacker – is even easier, but at times BT Guard is too good to be true. Frustrated subscribers often to take to Twitter to complain about faulty service, and Reddit is populated with questions about dropped connections.
Tunneling a torrent through BT Guard also slows down the download, possibly from a minute-to-minute download to days. The Best VPN blog blamed the waiting game on overloaded servers.
Customer service questions often go unanswered, an especially frustrating problem for users trying to navigate the underground world of anonymous Internet traffic. One Reddit user described their frustration in a discussion forum on the subject.
“I can confirm this. I used their BitTorrent proxy for a while, then tried to upgrade to their VPN. They have no way to upgrade, or even cancel the proxy service so you can subscribe to the VPN, programmatically, you have to email them and have them do it manually,” the person wrote in January.
“I emailed for several weeks about this and got zero response, including my spam folder. Eventually the only way out was to stop payment. No way I was going to upgrade after that.”

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VPN Client Setup Support / Re: OpenVPN client for Mac
« on: February 13, 2013, 07:15:27 PM »
Not that I am aware of. Been using Tunnelblick for a very longtime. It's pretty solid imo.

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