Typically the water comes from a reservoir in the UK. (assuming you live in the UK
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A VPN is like a method of instead getting your water supply from the USA/France/Australia/etc.
Thats a very VERY high level overview
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Dod101 wrote:mc2fool wrote:'Twas folks trying to work out the "why" and how to get round it (which we did, but as we were few there was little other posting except about the issue itself), and ultimately deciding it was, umm, capricious!
It is, however, worth being at least aware of VPNs and their capability to "put" you somewhere else, in case you come across any of those (usually US media) sites that say, sorry, you're in Europe and so we ain't gonna show you anything ('cos they can't be bothered with GDPR).
I have the Opera browser installed for just that purpose, as it has a built in (free) VPN that allows you to "put" yourself in the Americas or Asia (as well as Europe), and so read such otherwise blocked (to us) sites. Maybe it's not an issue you've come across or think you're likely to (I only do so a few times a year), but if you ever do then now at least you'll have an inkling that there's a way round it...
But, what is a VPN? Do I need to know?
Dod
Mike4 wrote:Dod101 wrote:
But, what is a VPN? Do I need to know?
Dod
Gwarn, google it!
But no, you probably don't need to know. It's an acronym for "virtual private network" but I've no idea why it called that.
monabri wrote:Mike4 wrote:
Gwarn, google it!
But no, you probably don't need to know. It's an acronym for "virtual private network" but I've no idea why it called that.
" A virtual private network, or VPN, is an encrypted connection over the Internet from a device to a network. The encrypted connection helps ensure that sensitive data is safely transmitted. It prevents unauthorized people from eavesdropping on the traffic and allows the user to conduct work remotely."
Armed with that information, the next question would be "Do I need it?".
Dod101 wrote:But, what is a VPN? Do I need to know?
Dod
Dod101 wrote:But, what is a VPN? Do I need to know?
GrahamPlatt wrote:Someone I follow on another site, a “major geek”, posted this a few hours ago: “ Is something going on with various domain registrars & DNS providers? A lot of outages within the last few days at various different ones.”
And on the issue of being frustrated (and grousing) about TLF being unavailable - it is in fact an expression of how much we appreciate it - upset when I can’t get my fix!
May the force be with you Stooz.
Alaric wrote:Dod101 wrote:But, what is a VPN? Do I need to know?
Virtual Private Network. It's a means of masking your IP address. People use them for privacy reasons and to avoid geographic restrictions on what they are allowed to see,
GoSeigen wrote:GrahamPlatt wrote:Someone I follow on another site, a “major geek”, posted this a few hours ago: “ Is something going on with various domain registrars & DNS providers? A lot of outages within the last few days at various different ones.”
Wasn't a broken trans-atlantic fibre-optic cable being repaired recently? Maybe that has something to so with access issues?
GS
Mike4 wrote:It's an acronym for "virtual private network" but I've no idea why it called that.
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