VPNBook

VPNBook is a free virtual private network service.[1] The service is financed by advertising and donations.

The service connects to a VPN via OpenVPN client or a PPTP connection. There are minimal variety of geographic locations. Available servers include the United States, Canada and Romania.[2][3] VPNBook can be used to bypass some governmental restrictions.[4][5]

Description

The service can be connected to by two ways, by connection via a third-party OpenVPN client or through PPTP. The Mac OS X, iOS, Android, Ubuntu, and Windows operating systems all have PPTP support built in.

The software (OpenVPN clients) can be used also, that provides the protocol stack, file system, and process scheduling. OpenVPN uses SSL protocol which is generally more secure than Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol's PPTP.[6]

Reception

In a review done by PC Magazine, it was concluded that the service is a good choice among free VPN services, even though it has certain functionality flaws.[7] The service has also been reviewed by TechRadar.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "7 способов зайти на заблокированные сайты с ПК, смартфона и планшета". Retrieved March 15, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Tech radar review
  3. ↑ ″Free VPN″ VPNBook.com
  4. ↑ ″Free OpenVPN Account″ VPNBook.com
  5. ↑ Young Yang. 100+ Free Tools For You To Access Blocked Sites. ISBN 1623145856.
  6. ↑ "Which is the Best VPN Protocol? PPTP vs. OpenVPN vs. L2TP/IPsec vs. SSTP". howtogeek.com. Retrieved June 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ ″VPNBook″, a PC Magazine review.
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