IT help

[dynamic x]

Hey NT, I was looking into getting a VPN service, and I understand that there are some good services for a fee. However, as I'm trying to save money for college tuition and gas, I would love to get a free VPN service.
That said, does anyone on NT use a free VPN service and does it work? If I'm out of luck that is all right, I'll just shell out the money, but I would like to cut corners on cost here. 

Thanks in advance.

 

[weekz]

i don't see why u want a vpn service unless you want to keep people out of your server or you are a corporation.
but use OpenVPN, its free.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html

 

[dynamic x]

Originally Posted by Weekz

i don't see why u want a vpn service unless you want to keep people out of your server or you are a corporation.
but use OpenVPN, its free.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html

oh really? so you think I don't need one? I am currently living in an apartment complex and thought that was what I needed to prevent people from leeching onto my network, which has happened a few times and really just gets past my comfort level with my internet security. I wanted to make sure my internet was safe from unwanted invaders. I was talking to this dude I know who said he could help me (dude said he was good with IT/computers), and mentioned something about how a VPN service blocks incoming IP's or pretty much other people.

 

[4318michaeljohnson4318]

If you dont want people leeching on your network then you should just beef up your router and step up your firewall game. A VPN is really used to hide your data from the network provider/server.

 

[crcballer55]

Originally Posted by Dynamic X

Originally Posted by Weekz

i don't see why u want a vpn service unless you want to keep people out of your server or you are a corporation.
but use OpenVPN, its free.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVPN
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source.html

oh really? so you think I don't need one? I am currently living in an apartment complex and thought that was what I needed to prevent people from leeching onto my network, which has happened a few times and really just gets past my comfort level with my internet security. I wanted to make sure my internet was safe from unwanted invaders. I was talking to this dude I know who said he could help me (dude said he was good with IT/computers), and mentioned something about how a VPN service blocks incoming IP's or pretty much other people.

If you're worried about home security, just use WPA-PSK2 encryption.  That will keep people out of your home network.  Especially if you use a password that isn't just alphabetic.  NOW... If you use open networks at coffee shops or book stores then a VPN is a good idea since it'll keep the data going to and from your computer secure.

 

[dynamic x]

thanks guys, you have all been a real help to me. 
I think I'll look into the WPA security password route. It sounds like that is the thing I was looking for. Thanks.