Personal computing discussed
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SuperSpy wrote:If I were you, I'd get a $5/mo Linode instance and install OpenVPN on it. It's a sledgehammer where a flyswatter would do approach, but it's a pretty neat bang for the buck.
FlamingSpaceJunk wrote:Indeed. The best VPN service is the one under your control.
Though, Linode will come with a set amount of data per month.
-Low monthly cost
-multiple connections (3-10)
-Top notch download speeds
-Configurable
-No caps
-available for Mobile
FlamingSpaceJunk wrote:Indeed. The best VPN service is the one under your control.
cheesyking wrote:FlamingSpaceJunk wrote:Indeed. The best VPN service is the one under your control.
For a super simple setup of your own Swiss army penknife VPN server have a look at this:
https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
tanker27 wrote:Thanks all I will look into all of these.
DancinJack wrote:I just want to say, rolling your own VPN on something like DO or Linode is kinda like the argument for build+FreeNAS vs a Synology system. More flexibility and different hardware choices, with a fair bit more work VS a prebuilt solution that will work "just fine" but doesn't necessarily give you every option in the world.
bthylafh wrote:cheesyking wrote:FlamingSpaceJunk wrote:Indeed. The best VPN service is the one under your control.
For a super simple setup of your own Swiss army penknife VPN server have a look at this:
https://github.com/StreisandEffect/streisand
AIUI Streisand is intended more for getting past censorship, like the Great Firewall, hence the scattershot approach. It's not really meant for security, so depending on your threat model it might not be the right thing.
DancinJack wrote:I just want to say, rolling your own VPN on something like DO or Linode is kinda like the argument for build+FreeNAS vs a Synology system.
FlamingSpaceJunk wrote:DancinJack wrote:I just want to say, rolling your own VPN on something like DO or Linode is kinda like the argument for build+FreeNAS vs a Synology system.
Sort of. IPs used by VPN providers get blocked due to abuse at times by various services, and it really is the best way to know how much, or how little, gets logged.
FlamingSpaceJunk wrote:I understand the convenience, but I get a little uneasy when other people have access to my packets.
just brew it! wrote:Strangely, a more common issue seems to be mis-identification of my geographic location. Instead of identifying my traffic as coming from the location of the Linode datacenter, some sites (e.g. Google) will suddenly decide I'm somewhere in South America or the Middle East. WTF? Pretty annoying, since suddenly I'll be getting Google in Arabic or Portuguese instead of English.
just brew it! wrote:Yeah, I've noticed this occasionally with my Linode proxy. Sometimes I'll get a CAPTCHA from a site that doesn't normally use them, or get blocked from accessing Yelp. It's pretty rare that stuff like this happens though.
Strangely, a more common issue seems to be mis-identification of my geographic location. Instead of identifying my traffic as coming from the location of the Linode datacenter, some sites (e.g. Google) will suddenly decide I'm somewhere in South America or the Middle East. WTF? Pretty annoying, since suddenly I'll be getting Google in Arabic or Portuguese instead of English.
just brew it! wrote:Other people will have access to your packets regardless of what you do. The question is, who do you trust the least? For mobile use I'd say top of the list is the operator of the random WiFi hotspot you're using to get on the 'net, so anything that wraps all traffic on the local network with strong encryption is an improvement.
This is becoming less of a concern as more sites move to HTTPS by default...