Re: Mac VPN Recommendations

From	Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Newsgroups	uk.comp.sys.mac
Subject	Re: Mac VPN Recommendations
Date	2025-03-05 21:28 +0000
Organization	University of Cambridge, England
Message-ID	<WFe*fcJ8z@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk> (permalink)
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Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> wrote:
> Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
> > On 5 Mar 2025 at 08:35:49 GMT, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
> > 
> >> On 4 Mar 2025 at 17:13:08 GMT, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
> >>
> >>> On 3 Mar 2025 at 16:13:04 GMT, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 27 Feb 2025 at 09:48:18 GMT, Theo wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
> >>>>>> On 26 Feb 2025 at 10:00:36 GMT, Theo wrote:
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> What do you need a VPN *for*?
> 
> For completeness, a VPN can be configured to exist between two internet 
> routers.  This can join one LAN to another, generally at geographically 
> separate locations.  Handy for staff working from home to access their 
> head office, and for head office to provide technical support to such 
> remote staff.

The OP was asking for a VPN *service*, to replace NordVPN.  That is not a
site-to-site VPN.  Nowadays 'VPN' in public consciousness tends to mean a
VPN service which is used to encrypt traffic and obfuscate your IP for
various purposes - the purposes drive what kind of service is suitable.

(Although there are site-to-site VPN services, which avoid having to run a
public VPN server.  Tailscale and Netbird are a couple of examples)

Theo

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Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-26 06:44 +0000
  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-02-26 10:00 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-27 00:06 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-02-27 09:48 +0000
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-03 16:13 +0000
          Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-03-04 17:13 +0000
            Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-05 08:35 +0000
              Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie@usually.sessile.org> - 2025-03-05 16:14 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-03-05 16:54 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-03-05 21:28 +0000
                Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-03-06 09:02 +0000
  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2025-02-26 19:35 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-02-27 00:06 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-02-27 09:42 +0000
  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) - 2025-02-27 00:20 +0000
    Re: Mac VPN Recommendations RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> - 2025-08-28 07:38 +0000
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations "David B." <BD@hotmail.co.uk> - 2025-08-28 09:01 +0100
      Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-28 08:17 +0000
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Hans S <john.doe@myemail.invalid> - 2025-08-28 16:33 +0000
          Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Alan B <alanrichardbarker@gmail.com.invalid> - 2025-08-30 08:13 +0000
        Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Mark <captain.black@gmail.com> - 2025-09-01 10:26 +0000
  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations Martin S Taylor <hogwash@mRaErMtOiVnEstaylor.TcHoImS> - 2025-03-01 11:25 +0000
  Re: Mac VPN Recommendations jbrennand <brennand@ntlworld.com> - 2025-03-01 17:43 +0000

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