Tagged “vpn”
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VPN vs Smart DNS: What Changing Only Your Resolver Can Do
Smart DNS changes which resolver answers you and encrypts nothing. That makes it the clearest illustration of what name resolution alone affects.
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VPN vs Tor: How Many Parties Can Connect Both Ends?
Both substitute the address a site sees. The real difference is how many independent operators are involved, and what that design costs you.
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VPN vs Proxy: One Is an Application Setting, the Other Is a Route
A proxy is configured inside a program; a VPN edits your routing table. That single difference decides the scope and who resolves your names.
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Do I Need a VPN at Home? What Changes on a Network You Run Yourself
On a network you administer, most of the usual case for a VPN does not apply. Here is what genuinely remains, and when it adds up to yes.
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Why Use a VPN? Name the Observer, Name What It Loses
Every reason to run a VPN should name a party and the exact visibility it gives up. Some reasons survive that; several popular ones do not.
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How Does a VPN Work? Follow a Single Packet Out and Back
The path one packet takes with a VPN connected, and what changes at each step: the interface, the route, the wrapping, the exit, the reply.
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What Is a VPN? A Definition in Terms of Your IP Address
A VPN adds a network interface and substitutes the address remote services see. The definition, stated in addressing and routing terms.