VPN Security Tutorials

More articles to come – On this page we talk about VPN security and ways you can install configure and optimize your own VPN for both speed and security.

• VPN Protocols – PPTP vs L2TP vs OpenVPN vs SSTP

• Three Common VPN Errors and Their Solutions

• 5 Tips to Protect Your Privacy

• How SSTP and SSH VPN Services Help to Overcome Geographical Limits

• VPN Types and the OSI Model

• SSH Tunneling vs. Standard VPN Protocols: Which One is Right for Your Country?

• 5 Reasons to Use a VPN

• 3 Best Ways to Unblock Facebook

• Proxy Server Types Explained

• Shared Versus Dedicated Proxies

• What Is A Proxy Server / Why Would You Use A Proxy

• Jumping Over the Great Firewall of China

• Geolocation Services and Your Privacy

VPN Protocols – PPTP vs L2TP vs OpenVPN vs SSTP

There are three major VPN protocols that you’re likely to see offered by most providers: PPTP, L2TP/IPSEC and OpenVPN. There is also one called SSTP that hasn’t been adopted as widely as the other three. All of them have their advantages and disadvantages. Most of the time, you’ll be making a tradeoff between speed and [...]

Three Common VPN Errors and Their Solutions

VPN services are generally very reliable and, when there are problems, it usually comes down to a configuration issue with the client computer or the hardware that the user is using to access the Internet.

5 Tips to Protect Your Privacy

The Internet is one of the most amazing innovations humankind has ever conceived but, like everything else, using it entails some risk. One of the primary risks that users face these days has to do with their privacy being compromised.

How SSTP and SSH VPN Services Help to Overcome Geographical Limits

SSTP and SSH are protocols that allow individuals located in particularly oppressive nations to access the Internet without restrictions.

VPN Types and the OSI Model

The open system interconnection model is a means by which network protocols can be implemented. It involves seven different layers of communication, which are divided into a hierarchy.

SSH Tunneling vs. Standard VPN Protocols: Which One is Right for Your Country?

SSH tunneling is a viable option of connecting to a server over the Internet, however, VPN offers several important advantages.

5 Reasons to Use a VPN

VPN services are popular for many different reasons. Here are five of the most common reasons that people choose to subscribe to one of these services.

3 Best Ways to Unblock Facebook

In many nations and at most businesses, Internet access is restricted. Facebook is one of the most commonly blocked sites.

Proxy Server Types Explained

Proxy servers have the capability of allowing you to surf anonymously online, but not all of them actually provide this service. Technically speaking, a proxy is simply a server that represents you online. It makes a request to a webpage or to a different resource in place of you making that request directly with your [...]

Shared Versus Dedicated Proxies

One of the big debates when you are looking into proxy services is whether you should go with a shared service or a dedicated service. All paid proxy services are private, so you don’t need to pay attention to whether or not a proxy service advertises itself as being so. Shared and dedicated, however, do [...]