Caution and common sense are still needed – there’s no perfect solution, no auto-pilot. VPN, by itself, won’t protect you from viruses, or stop you from clicking on links in unverified emails. Sure, we could make the VPN connection be encrypted, so no one can know what gets transferred through the VPN tunnel. It could be said that a VPN uses the Internet to act as a very long network (UTP) cable. What if we want one of the LAN computers to appear as if they are coming from London? Well, we could configure the computer 4 to act as a VPN server, and create a tunnel, for any of the LAN computers to use. As long as the computer 4 is connected via a VPN to the LAN, everyone thinks that it comes from that LAN – both the other LAN computers, and any other computers, or servers on the Internet. VPN (depicted by a red dotted line) is a sort of a tunnel, a way to “deceive” the other computers into “thinking” that the remote computer is with them, on their LAN. A remote computer connected to a network, as if it were a local computer That’s what VPN enables, that’s what it basically is. And imagine having a remote computer, say in London, that you wish to connect with the other computers as if it were there, within the LAN. Now imagine having a local network (LAN) with several computers – either at a company, or at home. If the network you are using has several devices, then you either have a switch, or the router also works as a switch – allowing several devices to use one router, one Internet connection. If your smartphone is connected to a mobile GSM network (like 3G, 4G, or 5G), then you are connected to your mobile service provider’s router, “patching” you through to the Internet. This enables it to connect to the Internet, from what is basically your device’s local network (LAN – Local Area Network). If you are reading this, your computer, or smartphone, is probably connected to a router. Here I’ll give a short, oversimplified explanation (when I find the time, I’ll write a separate post on VPNs, where I’ll explain the different types).įirst let me explain the basics of networks, very briefly: VPN is an acronym for a Virtual Private Network. Installing Windscribe Linux client properly
Installing Windscribe Linux client with OpenVPNģ.2. Installing and configuring Windscribe clientģ.1.For more details, see: why do I publish this stuff?Ģ.5. This article is not sponsored by Windscribe, nor any other company (I wish it were! 🙂 ).
I’ll start by explaining VPN services in general, then move on to talking about Windscribe. Sort of a review, but basically my own reminder. This article is about my experience with Windscribe VPN service (referral link to their website).
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