[DM-MUG] VPN at home?

[Ray Bowler]

On Jan 27, 2011, at Jan 27, 20115:29 PM, Chris Van Cleve wrote:

> There is no benefit to running the software when the VPN is at home unless you have a constant connection to the VPN server and its proxies.
> 

This is the heart of my question. Does it make sense to have a constant connection to the 'vPN server when you are at home behind  firewall. 

> 
> Clear as mud? ;)
> 

Yep.

> Thanks,
> Chris Van Cleve
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> On Jan 27, 2011, at 9:22 AM, Matthew Nuzum wrote:
> 
>> Accessing the Internet through a VPN will be slower than through the normal home network. The only reason to do it is for security purposes.
>> 
>> On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Ray Bowler <rbowler at mchsi.com> wrote:
>> I installed VPN on my spouses computer to use at public hotspots. Would there be any advantage in leaving it connected at home behind a firewall? One vendor implies that it improves security the other says that it doesn't. A reason to not have it on is that the normal mail settings will not allow email to be downloaded.
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>> Ray Bowler
>> rbowler at mchsi.com
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