using a VPN

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# 177003 18-Jul-2015 16:50

How to use a vpn?

I think I know?

Simply choose one download install and connect? Once connected I can start using any application and it's connected through the vpn? Such as chrome, download manager, torrents etc?

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# 1346876 18-Jul-2015 17:10

Yep pretty much.

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# 1346878 18-Jul-2015 17:17

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Turn on your VPN software (my preference is IPVanish)
Select your virtual location (proxy server)
Connect
All traffic now goes through your VPN

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Jase2985

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# 1346879 18-Jul-2015 17:21

Sideface: Turn on your VPN software (my preference is IPVanish)
Select your virtual location (proxy server)
Connect
All traffic now goes through your VPN

what sort of speeds do you get?

weetbix43

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# 1346883 18-Jul-2015 17:35

Thanks for your help there I appreciate it , all is going well :)

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# 1346931 18-Jul-2015 20:38

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Jase2985:
Sideface: Turn on your VPN software (my preference is IPVanish)
Select your virtual location (proxy server)
Connect
All traffic now goes through your VPN

what sort of speeds do you get?

I get 90% to 95% of the speeds that I would get without VPN (to/from the same location).
This morning I got 95Mbps (on a 100/10Mbps cable connection) from a VPN server in Iceland

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I use IPVanish for most of my surfing, and leave it on all day.
The only time I don't use it is for financial /credit card transactions - the banks don't like proxy servers.

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# 1347050 19-Jul-2015 00:32

Setting up VPNs...

Some have an application that runs everything. With others, you set them up via Network and Sharing Centre in Control Panel.

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# 1347095 19-Jul-2015 10:19

And just remember to turn it off for certain NZ websites e.g SkyGo. I was left blaming Sky for why it wasn't working once, when it was in fact my VPN was on. Not that Sky don't already/still have a lot of issues with SkyGo!

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